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Vol. 8, Spring 2005
New Resource for Exploring Intervention Options
Developed by Deb Thornton and Martie Kendrick, students of the TOP Early
Intervention Graduate program at The University of Maine, Autism
Intervention Options (AIO) is an Internet discussion group created to:
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Provide information for parents and professionals about a variety of intervention options for young children with autism.
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Increase awareness of developmental and other intervention options.
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Offer a means for parents and professionals to network informally regarding these interventions.
While the moderators are particularly interested in developmental
approaches to treatment—which are more easily embedded into inclusive
settings—interventions considered for discussion are not limited to
developmental alternatives.
Discussions in the group focus on interventions identified in a
survey of early childhood and early intervention professionals as being
of high interest. Each month one intervention is the focus, and
research reports are posted to the Internet group. One week following
the publication of each post, there is an opportunity to join the
moderators in the AIO chat room to discuss and reflect upon the
researched topic or other subjects of interest. For more information and
to join the group, visit:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aio/
© 2005 The University of Maine Center
for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies
5717 Corbett Hall • Orono, ME 04469-5717
Phone: 207/581-1084 (V/TTY) • Toll Free 800/203-6957
Fax: 207/581-1231
ccidsmail@umit.maine.edu
http://www.ccids.umaine.edu/
