Transforming Transitional Programs

• By: Mary Jane Burner, MA New York Institute of Technology Vocational Independence Program
• January 1st, 2013
• college readiness, college transition, education, executive functioning, independent living skills, learning disabilities, self-advocacy, students, transition planning
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Walking onto a college campus is the first step to adulthood and true independence. This step can cause excitement, fear and anxiety for most young people. For students with learning disabilities and on the autism spectrum, these emotions are magnified.  It is a new world of unchartered territory...