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...

Transition from Middle School to High School – Valuable Advice from a High School Senior with Asperger Syndrome

• By: Grace Barrett-Snyder Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Association (AHA)
• April 1st, 2012
• advice, extracurricular activities, friendship, high school, high school transition, IEP accommodations, organization skills, self-advocacy, study skills, teacher support, teens
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The hallways are crowded. Lockers are lined with chatty students and the cafeteria is serving what may or may not be food. Where will you fit in? The homework is demanding. Your teachers have high expectations and you may be unsure about how to meet them. Would they understand? As you’ve heard,...