Program and Services
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
The term
Autism Spectrum Disorders covers a range of disabilities
classified under the category of Pervasive Developmental
Disorders or P.D.D. The current term of ASD describes a life
long disability, which affects the way the brain regulates what
an individual sees, hears and experiences. The individual with
ASD often has difficulty with social skills, communication, play
and leisure skills, adaptive skills and with processing sensory
information.
Each student
with ASD presents a unique set of needs that challenges the
educational/health and social services systems to respond to
those needs with individual service/treatment plans. The Rhode
Island Department of Education (RIDE), Office of Special
Populations contracts with the
Rhode Island Technical Assistance Project (RITAP) at Rhode
Island College to support the
ASD Support Center.
ASD Support Center
provides:
· Professional Development & Technical Assistance
· Resources
· Best Practice Guidelines
· Demonstration Classrooms
· Data Systems
· Comprehensive Planning
Additional
Information
Sue Constable
RIDE Office of Special Needs
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-8984
Fax: (401) 222-6030
Email:
Susan.Constable@ride.ri.gov