The Illinois Autism Training and Technical
Assistance Project
(IATTAP) is an initiative of the Illinois
State Board of Education (ISBE) and joins other ISBE initiatives as part of the
Illinois Statewide Technical Assistance Center (ISTAC) providing training and technical assistance to
schools in Illinois. Other ISTAC partners include
IATTAP focuses on educating and supporting children
with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their
families. The Project is operated under a grant to
the School Association for Special Education in DuPage County (SASED) and its major goals are to:
1) Build local capacity
to establish and implement effective educational
supports and services in the least restrictive
environment for children with ASD.
2) Promote a proactive
approach to working with individuals with ASD and their
families.
3) Help children with ASD
remain with their families in their Welcome communities and
become productive.
4) Increase the
percentage of students on the Autism Spectrum who are
educated in the general education classroom.
5) Increase the effective
and meaningful involvement of parents in their
children's education.
Brochure
Kathy Gould, Project Director
