For additional resources and suggestions shared by our members…
Please visit our private FB discussion group.
Parent Resources and Strategies
The following resources have been compiled by Julia Chung and her team to help families through these challenging times.
Click here for the email sent to all SEPTA members on 3/19/20.
Please note: www.understood.org and www.additudemag.com are both websites that specialize in working with individuals who learn and think differently.
Webinars
- Thursday, 4/2: Quaran-Teens with ADHD: Troubleshooting Learning, Motivation, and Organization Problems
https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/quarantine-adhd-teen - Thursday, 3/19: Crash Course for Parents: Keeping Kids with ADHD in ‘Study Mode’ While Home from School
https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/coronavirus-homeschooling-parent-strategies/
Explaining Covid-19
- COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities
https://selfadvocacyinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Plain-Language-Information-on-Coronavirus.pdf - Explaining Covid-19 to Little Ones
https://littlepuddins.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Accessible-Corona-Virus-Social-Story-The-Autism-Educator.pdf - How To Talk About COVID-19 With People Who Have Autism (NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/24/820542927/how-to-talk-about-covid-19-with-people-who-have-autism - UM-NSU CARD’s Let’s Talk About The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Whiteboard Social Narrative Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkZ23tDzN4c
Resources for Families
- Resources for families during the Coronavirus Pandemic (includes links for At Home Learning, Stress Management and others)
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/resources-for-families-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic - Help Your Family De-Stress During Coronavirus Uncertainty
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/help-your-family-de-stress-during-coronavirus-uncertainty - Coronavirus: Latest Updates and Tips (includes links for
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/coronavirus-latest-updates
Anxiety
- How to Explain Coronavirus to a Child with Anxiety
https://www.additudemag.com/explain-coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-adhd-child/ - 5 Ways to Help Teens Manage Anxiety About the Coronavirus
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/well/family/coronavirus-teenagers-anxiety.html - How to Reduce Your Child’s Coronavirus Anxiety – When Kids are Anxious about Coronavirus
https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/managing-feelings/stress-anxiety/child-anxious-coronavirus
Special Education FAQs
- Legal FAQs on Coronvirus, School Closing and Special Education:
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/coronavirus-school-closings-legal-faqs
At Home Learning
- How to Prepare Your Child for Online Learning
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home/homework-study-skills/online-learning-how-to-prepare-child - Stuck at Home? 20 Learning Activities to Keep Kids Busy
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/stuck-at-home-activities - Movement Apps, Games and Websites
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/movement-apps-games-and-websites - Accessible Work From Home Tools (some tools may be interest for older kids)
https://workplaceinitiative.org/accessible-work-from-home-tools-coronavirus-outbreak - Home Learning During the Crisis
https://chadd.org/home-learning-during-the-crisis