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The Unique Interpersonal Demands for Women with ASD: Implications for Gender-Specific Supports for Adults
…these varied interpersonal relationships. For example, direct skill instruction regarding communication skills necessary for each interpersonal role through discussion and role plays would be helpful. Example themes include honest communication…
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Autism Parent Support Groups – A Successful Model Providing Information and Support
…emotions can cause families to feel different and distanced from others. Research indicates that caregivers who participate in support groups feel increased competence, knowledge and empowerment in regards to meeting…
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Making the Most of the 18-21 Period – Advantages of a Dedicated Transition Center
…his dream, his teachers identified a less strenuous vet tech program at a local vocational-technical school and prepared him to enter it. After completing that program, he entered his local…
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I Know the Elements of the Periodic Table, But I Can’t Make My Bed
…unique and specific needs. Many individuals with High-Functioning ASDs encounter challenges post high school in areas including communication, socialization, and daily living skills. Although these individuals may participate in mainstream…
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Post-Secondary Educational Models Prepare Individuals with an ASD to Enter the Workforce
…the skills necessary to obtain and maintain a job. Transitional Programs Transitional programs combine elements of both vocational and academically supported program models. They permit students with an ASD to…
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Planning for the Care of Your Special Needs Loved One
…Means-tested programs include Supplemental Security Income or SSI, Medicaid, In-Home Supportive Services, Subsidized or Section 8 Housing and Temporary Aid to Needy Families. Since these Means-Tested Programs generally do not…
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Preparing for Work
…such as computer programming requires discipline and teaching. Very few teenagers will go out and obtain textbooks on high level subjects unless a good teacher turned them on. This teenager…
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Helping Parents and Family Members Cope with ASDs Stress, Support, and Coping in Families of Children with Autism
…create a feeling of isolation. Specific Effects The effects on the family of having a child with autism can be wide-ranging. Mothers report the greatest levels of distress (e.g., Bristol,…
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Interventions to Reduce Escape and Avoidant Behaviors in Individuals with Autism
…for the person with autism. Functional communication training (FCT) involves teaching the individual to produce communicative behaviors that serve the same function as the problem behaviors. Communication can be verbal…
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Maintaining Connection with Siblings with ASD in Young Adulthood
…however, for those with siblings who do not use speech to communicate, texting, emailing, or video may be more feasible methods of communication. These modalities may also be more comfortable…
