Welcome (or welcome back) to the Autism Web Course

This Autism Web Course was developed out of materials from the Interactive Collaborative Autism Network (ICAN), a project developed in 2000 and supported by U.S. Department of Education grant H324M000047, which was a collaborative effort among three states: the State Departments of Education of Connecticut (CT) and Minnesota (MN) and the University of Kansas (KU). For detailed information about this Autism Web Course, please click HERE. If this is your first visit to this course, we recommend that you take a tour before browsing the Autism Web Course contents.

The Autism Programs at the University of New Mexico greatly appreciate the previous work and development of the ICAN Project. Permission for use of the ICAN Project has been granted by the original ICAN Project Director.

For whom is this Autism Web Course developed?

This site is for anyone who lives with, teaches, or otherwise supports children and youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), including parents, teachers, and individuals with ASD. No background knowledge about ASD is necessary to use the site. The Autism Web Course was developed for anyone who wants to learn information related to individuals with ASD.

What does the Autism Web Course offer?

• Online instructional modules on autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

• Information about characteristics, assessment, and academic, behavioral, communication, environmental, sensory, and social interventions.

Note: Each topic consists of an introduction, lecture, quiz, frequently asked questions (FAQs), glossary, and resources.

Disclaimer

All information and resources contained in the Autism Web Course are for informational purposes only. This website does not purport to be sufficient to train educational or medical professionals to serve children and youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Legally responsible parties including pediatricians, educators, behavior analysts, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, and other qualified professionals related to services for individuals with ASD are responsible for ensuring that they have the comprehensive skills needed to work with individuals with ASD. Any educational and medical services that are provided by these professionals and caregivers should have the expressed consent of individuals with ASD and/or their caregivers.

Although the original developers of the Autism Web Course have committed efforts to provide information and resources that are as universal as possible, some of the contents of this website might be viewed as inappropriate by some. Moreover, the Autism Web Course does not guarantee that the topics covered in the website are applicable to all individuals with ASD. Thus, it is the sole responsibility of users of this website to scrutinize the contents of the website. In addition, the citations and resources provided in the Autism Web Course website are not comprehensive and absolute. The information and resources in the Autism Web Course are not intended to be used for any professional and nonprofessional training/practices, endorsements, licensures, and academic degrees.