Autism Resources
Explore the Organization for Autism Research’s resources designed for real-world use, from quick handouts to in-depth toolkits. Browse by topic, life stage, or format to find what you need!
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You can borrow OAR’s resources using the Libby app, by Overdrive. The digital library also includes popular fiction and non-fiction books, clinical texts, guidebooks, kids’ books, and more for community members to borrow for free from their personal devices for leisure or educational reading.
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$0.00 SelectFirst two resources are free. This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAutism, My Sibling, and Me
Price range: $0.00 through $2.00Autism, My Sibling, and Me is a fun and engaging workbook for children between the ages of 5 and 10. A host of colorful cartoon characters accompany these siblings as they learn about what autism means for their brother or sister – and handle potentially stressful issues. Through fun activities and supportive content, this resource also helps children work through many of the autism-related questions they may have. -
$0.00 SelectFirst two resources are free. This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageLife as an Autism Sibling: A Guide for Teens
Price range: $0.00 through $1.50Life as an Autism Sibling: A Guide for Teens is a handbook for teenage (and even pre-teen) siblings that offers guidance on how to productively address feelings and challenges that may arise as an autism sibling. The resource covers a variety of topics; from explaining autism to friends and peers, to coping with a family dynamic that’s different from what friends may experience. It also features testimonials from other teenage and young adult siblings who have “been there, done that.” -
$0.00 SelectFirst two resources are free. This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBrothers, Sisters, and Autism: A Parent’s Guide
$2Brothers, Sisters, and Autism: A Parent’s Guide to Supporting Siblings outlines what parents can do to support children who do not have an autism diagnosis. The topics range from dealing with perceived discrepancies fairly to facilitating a positive relationship between siblings. The guide also includes testimonials from families with autism who deal with similar issues. It can be read from start to finish or used as a reference tool to troubleshoot problems as they arise. -
$0.00 SelectFirst two resources are free. This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageFinding Your Way: A College Guide for Students on the Spectrum
4.00Everyone deserves a fulfilling college experience, including students on the autism spectrum. OAR’s Finding Your Way: A College Guide for Students on the Spectrum is intended to help autistic students become better prepared for college life and academics. This guide addresses challenges that are both universal and unique to students on the autism spectrum by providing helpful information, guidance, and resources. Finding Your Way offers practical advice from autism experts, powerful narratives from self-advocates, and relevant resource tools. It is intended to help readers anticipate and improve their academic and social situations by advocating for themselves. -
Select This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA Mental Health Guide for Autistic College Students
Every student experiences stress at some point during college. Created by a team led by Vanessa Bal, Ph.D. and Evan Kleiman, Ph.D. at Rutgers University, OAR’s Mental Health Guide for Autistic College Students is intended to help autistic students promote their own well-being and know when and where to seek mental health services during college. The Mental Health Guide addresses challenges that may come up, as well as tips to promote well-being and cope with feeling overwhelmed. The guide also offers practical advice for navigating access to mental health care for autistic college students and their parents. -
Learn MoreCollege Central
College Central is OAR's resource hub for autistic college students. Explore our collection of resources navigating topics such as self-advocacy, academics, campus life, and career and money. -
Learn MoreUnderstanding Asperger Syndrome: A Professor’s Guide
At just over 15 minutes in length, this video is long enough to give a concise introduction to life as an autistic college student. It allows students to practice self-advocacy by identifying needed and reasonable accommodations to help them be successful. By using this video, autistic adults will be teaching others what it means to be a college student from their point of view. Students are encouraged to send this video to their professors. -
Learn MoreSex Ed for Self-Advocates
This guide is a sexuality and sex education resource written specifically for autistic people age 15 and up. Autistic people sometimes don’t have the chance to learn about sexuality and sex in ways that work for them, so OAR created this guide as a starting point to change that. In each of the nine sections of the guide, self-advocates will be able to read articles and watch brief videos before testing their knowledge about a given topic and practicing new skills. -
Select This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageSafer Dating for Youth on the Autism Spectrum
Written by researchers at Boston Medical Center, this curriculum is for educating autistic young adults about how to build and maintain healthy relationships in college. -
Learn MoreAutism Training for Sexual Assault Counselors
Created by Boston University, this resource is an online, self-delivered training designed to address the counselor’s role at the intersection of autism and sexual assault on college campuses. The free training is designed for college sexual assault counselors, but it may also be useful to community-based counselors and college instructors. -
Select This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageSearch & Snicker™: Conversations About Relationships & Sexuality
Search & Snicker™: Conversations About Relationships & Sexuality offers important tools needed to provide healthy guidance about intimate relationships to autistic adults and other neurodivergent individuals. Informed by the neurodivergent community and best practices, the guides are available as PDF downloads targeted at three distinct groups: family members, direct service providers and healthcare providers. -
Select This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageSex in DCity: Lessons in Healthy Relationships & Human Sexuality
Sex in DCity: Lessons in Healthy Relationships & Human Sexuality is designed to fill the gaps that exist in providing sexual education, resources, and support for autistic adults. I AM’s educational curriculum is tailored specifically for this population and focuses on building relationships and understanding the physical aspects of sexuality. It covers topics such as communication, consent, safety, body image, healthy boundaries and more, and each topic is approached in straightforward, developmentally-appropriate, and honest ways. -
Learn MoreAASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit
The AASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit is a comprehensive online tool designed to improve healthcare experiences for autistic adults. Focusing on care with a primary doctor, the toolkit offers practical information, worksheets, and the ability to create a personalized healthcare accommodations report to help to make healthcare visits smoother—before, during, and after appointments. -
Select This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pagePathways to Wellness
Pathways to Wellness is a user-friendly e-book designed to support individuals with autism, their families, and professionals in promoting healthier lifestyles. This resource offers simple, realistic strategies to improve nutrition and increase physical activity—two areas that are often challenging yet critical for long-term health and quality of life. -
Learn MoreAppointment Mentor VR
Appointment Mentor VR is an immersive, interactive virtual reality experience designed to help individuals on the autism spectrum build confidence and skills for navigating medical appointments. Created with adults on the autism spectrum at nonPareil Institute, this game simulates a doctor’s visit experience in a calm, repeatable environment. From scheduling an appointment by phone to checking in with the receptionist, speaking with a nurse, and talking with the doctor, users can explore and practice each step at their own pace. -
Learn MoreBrain Club® Digital Resource Library for Healthcare
The Brain Club® Digital Resource Library for Healthcare helps people understand autistic health through the stories, experiences, and expertise of autistic people. This free online collection offers recorded webinars, plain language summaries, graphics, and integrated key term explanations to make complex information accessible. Topics include autistic health outcomes and barriers to care, autistic burnout, personal stories from autistic patients, the impact of social connection and employment, systemic ableism in the medical model, and practical strategies for delivering neuroinclusive healthcare.
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Reproduction Policy
These guidebooks are available for use by all those whose lives are affected by autism. In keeping with OAR’s mission, the information included in these books may be utilized for personal use, teaching, research, for IEP meetings or any other capacity in order to facilitate the dissemination of information. You may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) these materials without prior permission for non-commercial purposes. If used professionally, we ask that you provide proper attribution of the source in all copies. Parties interested in translating the resources may request a license agreement.
For other uses of materials or for more information, please contact us.
Showing 17–32 of 42 results
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$0.00 SelectFirst two resources are free. This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Autism, My Sibling, and Me
Price range: $0.00 through $2.00Autism, My Sibling, and Me is a fun and engaging workbook for children between the ages of 5 and 10. A host of colorful cartoon characters accompany these siblings as they learn about what autism means for their brother or sister – and handle potentially stressful issues. Through fun activities and supportive content, this resource also helps children work through many of the autism-related questions they may have. -
$0.00 SelectFirst two resources are free. This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Life as an Autism Sibling: A Guide for Teens
Price range: $0.00 through $1.50Life as an Autism Sibling: A Guide for Teens is a handbook for teenage (and even pre-teen) siblings that offers guidance on how to productively address feelings and challenges that may arise as an autism sibling. The resource covers a variety of topics; from explaining autism to friends and peers, to coping with a family dynamic that’s different from what friends may experience. It also features testimonials from other teenage and young adult siblings who have “been there, done that.” -
$0.00 SelectFirst two resources are free. This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Brothers, Sisters, and Autism: A Parent’s Guide
$2Brothers, Sisters, and Autism: A Parent’s Guide to Supporting Siblings outlines what parents can do to support children who do not have an autism diagnosis. The topics range from dealing with perceived discrepancies fairly to facilitating a positive relationship between siblings. The guide also includes testimonials from families with autism who deal with similar issues. It can be read from start to finish or used as a reference tool to troubleshoot problems as they arise. -
$0.00 SelectFirst two resources are free. This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Finding Your Way: A College Guide for Students on the Spectrum
4.00Everyone deserves a fulfilling college experience, including students on the autism spectrum. OAR’s Finding Your Way: A College Guide for Students on the Spectrum is intended to help autistic students become better prepared for college life and academics. This guide addresses challenges that are both universal and unique to students on the autism spectrum by providing helpful information, guidance, and resources. Finding Your Way offers practical advice from autism experts, powerful narratives from self-advocates, and relevant resource tools. It is intended to help readers anticipate and improve their academic and social situations by advocating for themselves. -
Select This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
A Mental Health Guide for Autistic College Students
Every student experiences stress at some point during college. Created by a team led by Vanessa Bal, Ph.D. and Evan Kleiman, Ph.D. at Rutgers University, OAR’s Mental Health Guide for Autistic College Students is intended to help autistic students promote their own well-being and know when and where to seek mental health services during college. The Mental Health Guide addresses challenges that may come up, as well as tips to promote well-being and cope with feeling overwhelmed. The guide also offers practical advice for navigating access to mental health care for autistic college students and their parents. -
Learn More
College Central
College Central is OAR's resource hub for autistic college students. Explore our collection of resources navigating topics such as self-advocacy, academics, campus life, and career and money. -
Learn More
Understanding Asperger Syndrome: A Professor’s Guide
At just over 15 minutes in length, this video is long enough to give a concise introduction to life as an autistic college student. It allows students to practice self-advocacy by identifying needed and reasonable accommodations to help them be successful. By using this video, autistic adults will be teaching others what it means to be a college student from their point of view. Students are encouraged to send this video to their professors. -
Learn More
Sex Ed for Self-Advocates
This guide is a sexuality and sex education resource written specifically for autistic people age 15 and up. Autistic people sometimes don’t have the chance to learn about sexuality and sex in ways that work for them, so OAR created this guide as a starting point to change that. In each of the nine sections of the guide, self-advocates will be able to read articles and watch brief videos before testing their knowledge about a given topic and practicing new skills. -
Select This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Safer Dating for Youth on the Autism Spectrum
Written by researchers at Boston Medical Center, this curriculum is for educating autistic young adults about how to build and maintain healthy relationships in college. -
Learn More
Autism Training for Sexual Assault Counselors
Created by Boston University, this resource is an online, self-delivered training designed to address the counselor’s role at the intersection of autism and sexual assault on college campuses. The free training is designed for college sexual assault counselors, but it may also be useful to community-based counselors and college instructors. -
Select This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Search & Snicker™: Conversations About Relationships & Sexuality
Search & Snicker™: Conversations About Relationships & Sexuality offers important tools needed to provide healthy guidance about intimate relationships to autistic adults and other neurodivergent individuals. Informed by the neurodivergent community and best practices, the guides are available as PDF downloads targeted at three distinct groups: family members, direct service providers and healthcare providers. -
Select This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Sex in DCity: Lessons in Healthy Relationships & Human Sexuality
Sex in DCity: Lessons in Healthy Relationships & Human Sexuality is designed to fill the gaps that exist in providing sexual education, resources, and support for autistic adults. I AM’s educational curriculum is tailored specifically for this population and focuses on building relationships and understanding the physical aspects of sexuality. It covers topics such as communication, consent, safety, body image, healthy boundaries and more, and each topic is approached in straightforward, developmentally-appropriate, and honest ways. -
Learn More
AASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit
The AASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit is a comprehensive online tool designed to improve healthcare experiences for autistic adults. Focusing on care with a primary doctor, the toolkit offers practical information, worksheets, and the ability to create a personalized healthcare accommodations report to help to make healthcare visits smoother—before, during, and after appointments. -
Select This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Pathways to Wellness
Pathways to Wellness is a user-friendly e-book designed to support individuals with autism, their families, and professionals in promoting healthier lifestyles. This resource offers simple, realistic strategies to improve nutrition and increase physical activity—two areas that are often challenging yet critical for long-term health and quality of life. -
Learn More
Appointment Mentor VR
Appointment Mentor VR is an immersive, interactive virtual reality experience designed to help individuals on the autism spectrum build confidence and skills for navigating medical appointments. Created with adults on the autism spectrum at nonPareil Institute, this game simulates a doctor’s visit experience in a calm, repeatable environment. From scheduling an appointment by phone to checking in with the receptionist, speaking with a nurse, and talking with the doctor, users can explore and practice each step at their own pace. -
Learn More
Brain Club® Digital Resource Library for Healthcare
The Brain Club® Digital Resource Library for Healthcare helps people understand autistic health through the stories, experiences, and expertise of autistic people. This free online collection offers recorded webinars, plain language summaries, graphics, and integrated key term explanations to make complex information accessible. Topics include autistic health outcomes and barriers to care, autistic burnout, personal stories from autistic patients, the impact of social connection and employment, systemic ableism in the medical model, and practical strategies for delivering neuroinclusive healthcare.
