Resources
Browse evidence-based resources from the Sylvia Rodger Institute.
Resource results
24 resources
inclusionED
Our professional learning platform helping teachers and school leaders create inclusive learning environments.
Self-Advocacy@Work
An online resource helping autistic people understand their workplace rights and develop self-advocacy skills at work.
Participatory research
An accessible Easy Read explanation of participatory research.
Strengths and support needs tool
A structured form that helps children, families and practitioners describe what matters, capturing functional strengths and support needs to guide planning.
Community Forum Guidance: Engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander autistic peoples, autistic individuals with high and complex support needs, and their families/supporters
Practical guidance for organisations on how to respectfully and effectively engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander autistic peoples and their communities, as well as autistic people with high and complex support needs and their families and supporters.
How do we get autism support right in Aotearoa New Zealand?
Recommendations for implementation of the current National Guideline for assessment and diagnosis of autism and approaches to ensure inclusion and the provision of supports for autistic people in Aotearoa.
National Guideline for the assessment and diagnosis of autism
The National Guideline for the assessment and diagnosis of autism in Australia sets out recommendations for how assessments that consider a diagnosis of autism should occur.
Community engagement in participatory research
A visual summary of how communities are engaged throughout a participatory research process.
Integrated Employment Success Tool (IEST)
Evidence-based guidance for employers, with practical advice, tools and resources to help develop, strengthen and maintain inclusive workplaces.
National Guidance for best practice in inclusive education for autistic students
Evidence-based guidance to help schools create inclusive learning environments where autistic students can participate and thrive.
Participatory and inclusive autism research practice guides
Practical guides for conducting autism research that meaningfully involves autistic people and the wider community.
National Framework for assessing children's functional strengths and support needs
The Framework provides a consistent, evidence-based and culturally responsive approach for assessing, differentiating and reporting children's functional strengths and support needs.
National Guideline for supporting the learning, participation and wellbeing of autistic children and their families
Practical guides for practitioners who deliver supports to autistic children and their families to ensure they are doing so in ways that are effective, safe and desirable to children and their families.
Community insights and unheard perspectives: Inclusive community engagement in the National Autism Strategy
Guidance to help governments and organisations create more inclusive and meaningful engagement processes that ensure diverse perspectives are heard, valued and reflected in decision-making and resultant policies and solutions.
Design learning environments that support every student
Guidance on creating inclusive physical and sensory spaces that enable every student to participate.
Guiding principles for inclusive education
An overview of the nine guiding principles that underpin the National Guidance for inclusive education, covering the rights-based, neurodiversity-affirming and evidence-informed values.
Practise inclusive teaching every day
Evidence-based guidance for inclusive teaching practice in mainstream classrooms.
Lead a whole-school culture of inclusion
Evidence-based guidance for facilitating positive collaboration, connections and leadership to support inclusive education across the whole school community.
Create safe, connected and supportive school communities
Evidence-based actions for building student wellbeing, belonging and positive relationships across a school community.
myWAY Employability
An evidence-based career planner and resource articles, co-designed and co-produced with autistic people, to support job seeking and employment.
Research evidence and policy landscape mapping to inform the National Autism Strategy
A systematic mapping of the research evidence and policy landscape to inform the development of Australia's National Autism Strategy.
National Autism Health Roadmap: Co-design and community engagement
Report on the research, co-design and community engagement to inform Australia's National Roadmap for improving health and mental health of autistic Australians.
Quality of life for autistic people with complex support and communication needs
Research into what quality of life means for autistic people with complex support and communication needs.
Removing educational barriers in Australian schools
A national project identifying what is working, and what is not, in inclusive education for autistic students, including those with complex needs.
