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Autism Communication Toolkit 2025-2026 - Round 2

Audience: Educators, Other District/School Staff | Topic: Autism, Communication | Hosted by: Office of Special Education

Requirement for School / District Staff: Not Required

Blended format

This seven-hour training is for Colorado public educators working directly with students with autism.

The Communication Toolkit training is designed to:

Support understanding of communication in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) including formal and informal measurement of communication abilities.
Help participants develop a rationale and plan around “where to start” when developing communication systems for students with early emerging communication skills including coaching communication partners for success.
Discuss Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) and match practice to the characteristics of individual students with ASD.
Give participants a variety of interventions to support students with ASD in developing a functional communication system.

Course Schedule

This training will be conducted in a hybrid format. Course work will be organized into four self-paced Moodle modules followed by a 5th module which is a 1-hour live virtual Zoom session. Participants must complete all 5 Modules to receive a certificate for 7 CDE hours. Partial credit will not be given.