Sunrise to Sunset: Supporting Children with Autism Through Their Day

  Summary

This course created by OneOp, builds service providers’ understanding of autism in early childhood and equips them with practical, family-centered strategies for supporting military-connected and civilian families across home, community, and educational settings.

Emphasis is placed on continuity of care, collaboration across systems, and practices that promote inclusion, resilience, and positive developmental outcomes.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  1. Describe autism in early childhood, including key characteristics, prevalence, variability, and early developmental indicators that may prompt further evaluation.
  2. Discuss screening, diagnosis, and service eligibility processes, and examine how military-related factors may impact identification and continuity of care.
  3. Demonstrate family-centered, culturally responsive practices to support children and caregivers following identification, with attention to transitions, routines, and service coordination.
  4. Discuss and design inclusive, strengths-based strategies that support daily routines, nutrition, participation, and peer engagement across home, community, and early learning environments.

Credit Information

Participants are eligible for CE credits and a cerificate of completion upon the successful completion of the course in its entirety, which includes passing a post-test.

Level of Learning

Introductory-Awareness

EI Principles Addressed

1. Supporting Caregiver Capacity, 2. Facilitating Active Participation, 3. Collaborative Relationships, 7. Ongoing Communication, 8. Quality Services

Credit Awarded

  • 1 EI contact hour in the area of Atypical Child Development;
  • 1 EI contact hour in the area of Intervention; AND
  • 0.5 EI contact hour in the area of Working with Families

EITP is also an approved sponsor of Illinois Department of Financial/Professional Regulations Continuing Education credit (CEs) for the licensuresof  Dietitian/Nutritionist, Counselor (LCPC), Physical Therapy (PT),  Occupational Therapy (OT), Social Work, and Speech-Language Pathology  (SLP).