Sensory Scanning for Self-Advocacy

• By: Valerie Paradiz, PhD
• January 1st, 2013
• environmental accommodations, executive functioning, self-advocacy, sensory differences, sensory processing, sensory scan, sensory systems, supports, workplace and school challenges
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Many individuals with autism, like myself, have challenges with the sensory world. Sometimes these challenges are difficult for us to identify, and quite often it’s even harder for those around us to see or understand them. Our senses provide our brains with information about the environment,...

Finding the Best Fit: Exploring College and Vocational Options

• By: Mary R. Cohen, PhD OASIS Program at Pace University Evan Oppenheimer, LMHC Jewish Child Care Association’s Compass Project
• January 1st, 2013
• career, college support programs, employment outcomes, executive functioning, postsecondary education, strengths-based approach, students, transition planning, vocational training
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In the last twenty years the growing awareness of autism, the reconceptualization of autism as a spectrum of characteristics, and improved diagnostic techniques have contributed to the increased demand for specialized educational programs in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary educational...

Executive Functioning Enhancement for High School Students with ASD

• By: Dianne Zager, PhD Samantha Curiale-Feinman, MSEd, TSHH New Frontiers in Learning
• January 1st, 2013
• evidence-based practices, executive functioning, high school, positive behavior supports, secondary education, social competence, students, transition to adulthood, universal design for learning
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Educators have made great strides in integrating students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) into general education over the past several decades; however, at the secondary school level, these students still often experience serious difficulties. A major obstacle to success for adolescents on the...

Comprehensive Transition and Post-Secondary Programs – An Emerging Model for Transitioning Individuals with ASDs to Adulthood

• By: Paul Cavanagh, PhD, MSW Ernst VanBergeijk, PhD, MSW New York Institute of Technology Vocational Independence Program
• April 1st, 2012
• autism transition to adulthood, college transition programs, executive functioning, Federal Student Aid, higher education, independence, independent living skills, postsecondary education, vocational training
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For many higher functioning individuals on the autism spectrum and their families, the road to independence and adulthood can be very puzzling. Although the student may possess the intellectual ability and be “otherwise qualified” to attend college or post-secondary vocational training, their...

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...

Executive Functions: Skills to Promote Success in School and Beyond

• By: Renee Soufer, MA, MEd Shuli Sandler, PsyD Spectrum Services
• April 1st, 2011
• children, executive functioning, school
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Many children diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and High Functioning Autism (HFA) struggle with impairments in executive functioning (EF). Executive functions are defined as “an umbrella construct defined as the control, supervisory, or self-regulatory functions that organize and direct all...