Resources for Special Needs Scouts
General Resources
Serving Scouts with Disabilities
Scouting for Youth with Disabilities Manual
A Guide to Working with Boy Scouts with DisABILITIES
Working with Scouts with DisAbilities website
Special Need Resource
Individual Scout Achievement Plan (also called Individual Scout Advancement Plan)
Alternate Eagle Scout Merit Badge Requirements
Request for Registration Beyond the Age of Eligibility
Request for alternative rank advancement
Autism Resources
Autism and Boy Scouts - multiple resources
- Boys With Autism Can Thrive in Scouting—With Help
- A Guide for Scout leaders of Scouts with ASD
- Helping a Scout With Autism Be Part of a Troop
- Autism and Scout Engagement Strategies
- Discipline and a Scout with Autism - How to do it Effectively
- Wandering and Elopement
ADD/ADHD
ADD ADHD Characteristics and Strategies
Working with Scouts with disabilities website
Coping With A Hyperactive Boy Scout At Summer Camp
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Support Resources
Extensive list of individual disability resources in Scouting for Youth with Disabilities Manual
Scouts with Disabilities and Special Needs Fact Sheet
Scouts with disabilities BSA publications can be accessed online
National Special Needs Scouting Committee
| File Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Tips and Strategies | Download |