ASD Action Plan
The ASD Action Plan is Education’s response to the New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline.
Tools
ASD Action Plan (update September 2010) – has sections that highlight expectations, provisions, and activities for ‘Go To’ people, teachers, kura, schools and early childhood education services, parents and whānau; downloadable PDF
About the ASD Action Plan
The ASD Action Plan maps out actions for supporting young people with ASD.
The Ministry of Education has funded activities for a range of those who provide support, including parent education, courses for teams, and practical teaching materials.
The ASD Action Plan is presented in with three streams:
Enhancing the ASD Action Plan: other sources of information
Supporting children and young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – MOE's updated advice on teaching students with autism spectrum disorder; also has links to other supporting resources and organisations.
Guide to ASD and learning – has information about understanding autism, strategies for action, key resources.