Guide For School Avoidance Families

The Ultimate Guide to Working with Your School

The School Refusal Assessment Scale 

This is a psychological assessment tool that Dr. Chris Kearney and Dr. Wendy K. Silverman created to assess what is causing a child’s school refusal to then best inform the proper interventions. There is both a parent version and a child version. Keep scrolling down this page on the School Avoidance Alliance site to see them both there available for download.

ADHD Medication Myths Guide

Executive Functioning in Autism

Patient-Psychiatrist Partnership Assessment

ADHD Interactive Medication Guide

10 Tips for Parents Helping Their Child with OCD + Autism

Parent Self-Care and New Year Habits Workbook

Abilify Medication Facts Guide

OCD in Autism Medication Guide

Understanding ARFID Types and Diagnostic Guide

This comprehensive guide breaks down the three main types of ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder), moving beyond "picky eating" to explore how each type uniquely affects eating behaviors and daily life.

Navigating Myths, Truths and Growth for Families

This guide offers actionable strategies, debunks common misconceptions, and answers your most pressing questions about autism.

NEW! ADHD Treatment Guidelines - Parent Resource

.Handout with current clinical guidelines for ADHD treatments including ages (preschool vs. school age), and other considerations. 

NEW! Autism Roadmaps Community Glossary

This comprehensive resource is designed to help parents, caregivers, and professionals navigate the complex world of autism spectrum disorders, co-occurring conditions, and related terminology.

NEW! Short ARFID Screen from NEDIC

This is a resource Dr. Rubin offers to parents as it is a common screening tool for ARFID. It is not a diagnostic tool by itself & meant to open up conversation - especially helpful for differentiating between picky eating and ARFID. 

Autism Mental Health Seminar

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Key Learning Objectives: Mental Health Language/Vocabulary  Discussion | Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) Resource Sharing

Naturalistic Approaches: Behavioral Management

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Strategies | Relational Development Intervention (RDI) | Share regulation and communication repair within families.

Navigating Mental Health with Autism

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Common Factors | Effective Strategies | Medications | Treatments | Evaluating your family's collective mental health.