Supporting Autistic Adults: Am I College Ready?

• By: Trudy Ann Pines, EdD AHRC New York City Middle/High School
• April 12th, 2024
• advocacy, career exploration, college, college readiness, education, individualized education plan, legal rights, Spring 2024 Issue, transition
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Am I college ready? Such a question drew the attention of high school senior students in college readiness sessions at AHRC New York City’s Middle/High School. College readiness encompasses academic, social, and emotional learning support for students with autism and intellectual disabilities to...

Supporting Immigrant Parents (Now U.S. Citizens) In Navigating Services for Autistic Children

• By: Trudy Ann Pines, EdD AHRC New York City’s Middle/High School
• October 2nd, 2023
• Fall 2023 Issue, family engagement, immigrants, language barrier, multilingual support, parent counseling, parent training, parents, school, transition workshops
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There has been an increase in the prevalence of childhood disability worldwide. One in six children, ages 3-17, has recently been diagnosed with a developmental disability.1 Parenting children with a disability poses challenges for all parents, although immigrant parents experience more...

Listening is Key to Supporting Families and Caregivers and Leads to Better Outcomes

• By: Trudy Ann Pines, EdD AHRC New York City’s Middle/High School
• April 8th, 2023
• caregivers, families, family support, future planning, listening, person-centered planning, Spring 2023 Issue, transitioning to adulthood
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Supporting families and caregivers is a lifelong learning process as children and young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) typically undergo many changes. When providing workshops to families about accessing services, I began to consider the question of how we can support them further, as...