Taking Authority Over Autism

Pacer has a unique program that brings puppets to the classroom to teach students about inclusion and acceptance.
https://www.pacer.org/events/puppets/
 
 

If you've received healthcare in Ramsey County, the place you normally get care for you and your family could have moved. They've got a new location, and Sheletta's going to tell you where, along with the new services they're offering on the latest episode of her podcast.

Help is available for families who lost a Medicare provider after Minnesota’s revalidation process. Sheletta chats with her friends from the Minnesota Department of Human Services to offer resources available to help families access the services they need. 
https://mn.gov/dhs/find-care/
 

Sheletta chats with her friends from Ramsey County about how important it is to test for lead in soil, in your homes, and in your children.
https://www.ramseycountymn.gov/residents/health-medical/healthy-homes/lead-home
https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/lead/home/testlead.html
https://www.epa.gov/lead/learn-about-lead#resources-and-more-information

Sheletta chats with her friends at the Mall of America about their new artful arches that celebrate their inclusive spirit as well as their new partnership with Fraser to make the mall more accessible to all shoppers.

Benjamin E. Mays, a St. Paul public elementary school, will become Afrocentric in the fall, adopting a new progressive teaching model. 

The Minnesota Department of Human Services is making sure providers of high-risk Medicaid services have the right paperwork, training, and insurance on file. Over 5,500 Medicaid providers are required to go through revalidation by the end of May.
If you’re one of these providers, Sheletta tells you how to follow the steps to ensure compliance and avoid missing out on funding on the latest episode of her autism podcast.
mn.gov/dhs/revalidate-steps

Is your adult child with autism aging out of school-based services and needs help landing a job? Sheletta chats with Mindshift Works, a Minnesota-based organization that helps employers find wonderful workers on the spectrum. 
https://mindshift.works/

If your family lives in Forest Lake, Hastings, or Stillwater and you're having a hard time finding transportation to help your autistic adult child get to work, Sheletta's found an easy solution: Transit Link! She chats with Charles Carlson about the pre-scheduled curb-to-curb on-demand rideshare service that costs only $3.50.
Link: https://metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Services/Transit-Link.aspx
651-602-LINK (5456)

Did you know that you can help prevent autism fraud? Sheletta chats with Minnesota Department of Human Services Inspector General James Clark who talks about ways to guard against it, how to protect your personal information from scammers and what to look out for when choosing an autism service provider. If your child is getting services from someone and something seems off, trust your gut and report it to the MN DHS fraud hotline at 651-431-2650 or 1-800-657-3750 You can also go online mn.gov/dhs/report-fraud.