Internet Safety

While there are so many benefits to the internet, we also need to consider the risks such as cyber bullying, exposure to explicit content, privacy breaches, scams, and other online enticement and exploitation. These risks can lead to face-to-face meetings and victimization. There is much we can do to significantly decrease risk and keep our autistic children and adults safer online. Please check out this section to learn more and use the tools and resources you will find here.

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Introduction to Internet Safety

Gary Weitzen – Executive Director of POAC

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SARRC Online Safety Manual 2021 Edition

This manual, supported by NEXT for AUTISM, provides a curriculum to teach individuals with ASD essential skills for safe online interactions and navigation.

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Internet Safety and the Rules for Social Media

The internet and social media are facts of life for everyone. Understanding the rules and knowing the risks is important and even more so for those on the autism spectrum.

Increasing Internet Safety is a Team Effort

This article explains how families, educators, and individuals with autism can work together to increase safety on social media and the internet.

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Family Media Agreement

A great way to think about and have open conversation about what’s appropriate and inappropriate on the internet including safety, privacy, boundaries, and more.