Smart Pens, Tablets, and Word Prediction Software: Utilizing Technology for High School and College Students

• By: Casey Schmalacker Samantha Curiale-Feinman, MSEd, TSHH New Frontiers in Learning
• April 1st, 2014
• academic support, assistive technology, college transition, note taking tools, reading comprehension, student independence, writing support
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As we move through this digital age, students in high school and college are increasingly using technology as a mechanism to support learning. Technology can be used in a multitude of ways, ranging from electronic organizational systems and digital reminders to supporting more complex academic...

Using Summer Vacation to Build College Readiness Skills

• By: Ronni Aronow MA, MS Spectrum Services
• April 1st, 2013
• budgeting skills, college transition, communication skills, executive functioning, independent living skills, planning, self-advocacy, stress management, summer, time management, transition
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Heading to college in the fall? Summer vacation is the perfect opportunity to work on the skills you’ll need to succeed in college. Whether it’s understanding the way your disability affects you, navigating new environments, using an ATM machine, making your own doctor’s appointments, or...

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...

Helpful Hints From the Trenches: What to Expect in College

• By: Patrick Hourihane
• October 1st, 2011
• academic accommodations, advice, autism and ADHD, college success, college transition, disability support services, self-advocacy, study skills, time management
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The first day of college can be a little scary just like any first day in a new school or a new grade. I would like to share with you some of my experiences and offer some helpful tips so you too can survive college and have a successful and positive experience. What was very helpful for me in...

The Unique Needs of Students with ASDs Transitioning to College

• By: Paul Cavanagh, PhD, MSW Ernst VanBergeijk, PhD, MSW New York Institute of Technology Vocational Independence Program
• October 1st, 2011
• accommodations, college transition, executive functioning, higher education, independent living skills, post-secondary education, self-advocacy, social skills, student, transition to adulthood
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It has been clearly established that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders have difficulty with transitions. One major transition for a young person is the transition from secondary educational settings to the college environment. It can be overwhelming for any college freshman, but it is...