Tools for Growth: Facilitating Community Living Skills Opportunities in Preparation for Independent Living

• By: Crystal Hayes, MEd Misty Wagner College Internship Program (CIP)
• March 26th, 2021
• adolescents, community, independence, independent living skills, person-centered planning, personal growth, self-advocacy, Spring 2021 Issue, supports, transition, young adults
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Graduating high school, going to college, finding an apartment, landing that first job, getting married - these are all exciting milestones associated with the transition from high school to independent living. For adolescents with autism, formal planning for this transition begins at age 14 with...

Coping During COVID-19: Strategies to Reinforce Executive Functioning Skills During Times of Change

• By: Crystal Hayes, MEd College Internship Program (CIP)
• July 1st, 2020
• anxiety, coping skills, COVID-19, executive functioning, planning, routines, stress, summer 2020 issue, time management
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As the world enters a perpetual state of “new normal” due to the COVID-19 pandemic, previously developed routines and coping skills may not be readily accessible - or may not work at all. Along with the closing of many schools and workplaces, drastically changing societal norms,...