Welcome to the Nebraska ASD Network website
The Nebraska ASD Network is committed to providing up-to-date information and training based on current research about autism spectrum disorders. Which consists of workshops that are scheduled throughout the state on a variety of subjects and several websites that offer on-line training opportunities related to autism spectrum disorders.
Find up to date resources on COVID-19, and other educational, home and community resources for individuals with autism at our NE ASD Resource Exchange Site.
Webinars
The 2020-2021 Tri-State Webinar Series offers a wide variety of content. Webinars are live on the dates and times posted on the flyer. All webinars are recorded and archived on our site after the initial airing. This allows you to watch all content later as well!
Autism Connections App
This app allows families in Kansas and Nebraska to locate services and resources related to autism in their communities.
Services and resources can be searched according to zip code and category, including:
- Medical
- Early Intervention (Ages 0-3)
- School (Ages 3-21)
- Community Based Services
- Transition/Adult Services
Users can assign ratings to each service and resource and designate their favorites.
To have information on your agency or company (Nebraska only) included in the Autism Resource Connection App, please contribute your information.
Virtual Strategies
Shaping
Shaping is a systematic process of reinforcing successive approximations to a target behavior. The technique is used when students need to learn new behavior. A teacher identifies the student’s behavior and provides reinforcement only for closer approximations toward the desired behavior, which is a terminal behavior of the shaping process. Shaping is especially useful when the desired behavior is difficult to learn by instruction, imitation, and verbal or physical cues.
The Nebraska Autism Spectrum Disorders Network and partners have created these strategies and approaches for helping people on the autism spectrum.