Resources

ASD and IDD Resources

  • Maine DHHS ASD & IDD Support

    This site has a lot of information about where families of the developmentally disabled can find helpful information about resources the State of Maine provides.

  • Medicare and Medicaid Services

    CMS is the federal agency that provides health coverage through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace.

  • Institution for Exceptional Care

    IEC works to connect people with disabilities to healthcare providers who specialize in IDD care and advocate for more physicians to adapt to IDD behaviors.

  • Special Olympics

    The Special Olympics website includes lifestyle information, fitness, and health information, along with encouraging the disabled to take control of their health.

  • U.S. Department of Health

    IDD Health Equity provides many different types of resources for IDD and ASD, along with helpful articles and studies for the families of those with ASD or IDD.

  • National Institutes of Health

    NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.

  • Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic is the largest integrated, not-for-profit medical group practice in the world. They provide free information on diseases, conditions, symptoms, drugs, treatments, and lifestyle.

  • Center for Transition to Adult IDD Care

    Transitioning to adulthood with disabilities can be frustrating and confusing, Moving to Adult Health Care has many resources for making this transition easier.

  • IntellectAbility

    Intellect Ability has free resources that can be downloaded or read online for many different aspects of life with IDD or ASD.

Immigration and Employee Resources

  • Ohio State University Disability Trainings

    FREE online disability trainings, which include; Deaf clients, OPioid effects, client education progress, case training, ASD & IDD for first responders, emergency planning, and more.

  • American Red Cross

    Red Cross does much more than collect and donate blood, they do CPR, first aid, AED, lifeguard, and many more classes/trainings.

  • HealthCare for Adults with IDD Toolkit

    This toolkit provides information for the primary care of adults with IDD or ASD along with resources for families and the individual themselves.

  • MaineHealth

    MaineHealth through Maine Medical Center provides many resources for us as caretakers. The information on this page is very useful and important.

  • Maine Immigration Refugee Services

    MEIRS helps new residents of the United States in many ways, from resettlement to behavioral health.

  • FAME Maine

    FAME - The Finance Authority of Maine has compiled a resource kit for immigration to Maine. Financial, educational, and youth centers included on this page.