Protecting the Financial Future of Your Child with Autism

• By: Bernard A. Krooks, Esq. Sheryl R. Frishman, Esq Littman Krooks, LLP
• October 1st, 2013
• financial planning, government benefits
• 1726    0

…an adult. For example, in several states, group homes and other community residences are covered by these benefits; along with most day habilitation, some job training programs, and other essential…

Funding Home Programs and Private Schools – Possible, Yes! Easy? Not Exactly

• By: Tracey Spencer Walsh, Esq. Mayerson & Associates
• October 1st, 2013
• attorney, education, finances, IEP
• 1061    0

…can also include in your demand for due process a claim for “compensatory education.” Compensatory education is a remedy available to students who have not received the services that they…

Sensory Scanning for Self-Advocacy

• By: Valerie Paradiz, PhD
• January 1st, 2013
• self-advocacy, sensory, sensory scan, supports
• 2719    0

…visit www.autismselfadvocacy.com. This article was originally printed in the AHA Association’s Fall 2012 issue of On The Spectrum and has been reprinted with permission. For more information, please visit www.ahany.org….

The Risks and Consequences of High or Low Functioning Autism Labels

• By: Makenzie Sandler, BCBA, LBA Life’s WORC Family Center for Autism
• April 1st, 2019
• advocacy, diagnosis, independence, spring 2019 issue
• 4520    1

…transition to adulthood to their best capabilities if they are supported as a unique person with opportunities to grow and challenges to overcome. Learn more at www.LifesWORC.org and www.FamilyCenterforAutism.org. The…

Providing a Safe Haven for Special Siblings

• By: Suzanne Muench, MSS, LCSW Melmark Pennsylvania
• April 1st, 2017
• family, siblings, spring 2017 issue, support
• 1345    0

…and rehabilitative services, personally designed for each individual in a safe environment of warmth, care and respect. For more information, please visit www.melmark.org and www.melmarkne.org. References Angell, M. E., Meadan,…

Employment Opportunities for People with disABILITIES

• By: Laurie Sperry, PhD, BCBA-D Yale University Bill Morris Leigh Schilling Blue Star Recyclers
• April 1st, 2016
• adults, employment
• 1180    0

…4% of the participants had employment that met criteria for being competitive. In a study examining post-secondary outcomes for young adults with ASD, only 6% were engaged in competitive employment…

Pathways to Justice: Beyond Crisis De-Escalation Training

• By: Jessica S. Oppenheim, Esq.
• October 1st, 2015
• crime, first responder, law enforcement, legal issues, training
• 1534    1

…2012 National Survey on Abuse of People with Disabilities, N. Baladerian, Ph.D., Disability and Abuse Project, www.disabilityandabuse.org. It is against this backdrop that individuals who live in the community may…

Autism Science Foundation Hosts Autism Community’s First TED-Style Talks

• By: Autism Science Foundation
• July 1st, 2014
• Autism Science Foundation, TED Talk
• 1073    0

…Kingdoms to One Community for Autism, presenting autism as an illness, an injury, an insight, and an identity, and calling on the audience to act as one community. He noted…

Leaving School Behind – Next Stop, Adulthood

• By: H. Laurie Yankowitz, EdD HeartShare Human Services of NY
• April 1st, 2012
• Medicaid, NYS OPWDD, planning, transition
• 1185    0

…changes, which will come about due to New York’s application to the 1115 Waiver, is available at OPWDD’s website www.opwdd.ny.gov. Parent-to-Parent of New York State is another organization that can…

Teaching Community Skills to Prepare for Independent Living

• By: Todd Merritt, PhD, BCBA-D Jessica Basir, MS, BCBA The Arc Westchester
• March 26th, 2021
• assessment, community, daily living skills, independence, independent living, social skills, Spring 2021 Issue, supports and services
• 2587    0

…of a student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) and continue to be required in adult services through the Home and Community Based Services Waiver’s final rule (Home and Community Based Services,…