Help for Autism: A Good Quality of Life for People with Autism
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To find out more about how you can improve the quality of life for adults with autism, go to www.myarchway.org

People with autism, service providers or parents of individuals with autism who are wishing to undertake lifespan planning and planning for housing needs of their transitioning teens or adults with autism may contact ARCHway at www.myarchway.org or join or www.myarchway.ning.com where you can join our social networking site to stay in close contact with us.

Autism Resources Autism Reoriented Community Housing (ARCHway) is an community housing initiative by the Foundation for Autism Support and Training, a national non-profit offering advice and consultation on person-centered housing solutions for adults with autism. Members of ARCHways Consortium have 20-30 years experience and include pioneers of person-centered housing and assistive technology for people with autism and other related disabilities.

People with autism, service providers or parents of individuals with autism who are interesting in undertaking lifespan planning and also, planning for housing needs of their transitioning teens or adults with autism may contact ARCHway at www.myaarchway.org and www.myarchway.ning.com where you can join our social networking site to stay in close contact with us.

For further information of Lifespan Planning for people with ASD go to www.myarchway.org and go to the Lifeplanning menu choice.
A life plan for an adult on the autism spectrum is a critical document developed on an ongoing basis that details a comprehensive plan for your loved one’s life. A Life Plan should include a parent’s specific wishes and desires for their adult child’s future living arrangements throughout the lifespan.

To learn much more about augmentative communication devices (speech generating devices) for people with autism, go to www.myarchway.org and click on the menu choice called Augmentative Communication.
In a leading book on AAC by Joanne Cafiero, PhD, Meaningful Exchanges for People with Autism, www.woodbinehouse.com, Dr. Cafiero talks about all the ways AAC fits people with autism well (page 26)
Most people with autism are visual learner - AAC uses visual cues
Many people with autism are interested in inanimate objects - AAC tools and devices are inanimate

For further information on augmentative communication devices and how they can help individuals with autism, go to: www.myarchway.org and click on the menu choice called Augmentative Communication.

For further information on augmentative communication devices and how they can help individuals with autism, go to: www.myarchway.org and click on the menu choice called Augmentative Communication.

For more information on Sensory Integrative Dysfunctions, contact us at: www.myarchway.org
Sensory Integrative Dysfunction is one of the key presenting symptoms for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) but rarely will you find it mentioned in the top four descriptions of autism. As a result, a very important issue is often overlooked in many of the treatment approaches to helping people with autism. Many "behaviors" demonstrated by people with autism are often misunderstood, and reasons for meltdowns or tantrums are often assigned the wrong meaning or explanation.

The Foundation for Autism Support & Training has a new initiative called ARCHway. Our website is www.myarchway.org and our social networking site is www.myarchway.ning.com
See our new national public service announcement on the severe shortage of autism housing at:
go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtdo6Zh4ok4