Tools for Growth: Facilitating Community Living Skills Opportunities in Preparation for Independent Living

• By: Crystal Hayes, MEd Misty Wagner College Internship Program (CIP)
• March 26th, 2021
• adolescents, community, independence, independent living skills, person-centered planning, personal growth, self-advocacy, Spring 2021 Issue, supports, transition, young adults
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Graduating high school, going to college, finding an apartment, landing that first job, getting married - these are all exciting milestones associated with the transition from high school to independent living. For adolescents with autism, formal planning for this transition begins at age 14 with...

Your Child’s Right to an Appropriate Transition Plan

• By: Oroma Mpi-Reynolds, Esq. MSR Legal & Consulting Services, PLLC
• March 26th, 2021
• community, employment, IDEA, independent living skills, post-secondary education, school, Spring 2021 Issue, transition, transition plan, transition services
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One of the main objectives of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is to ensure that children receive an appropriate education that prepares them for further education, employment, and independent living.1 Accordingly, school districts must develop Transition Plans that are...

Using Summer Programming to Prepare for Post-Secondary Education

• By: Ernst VanBergeijk, PhD, MSW The Threshold Program at Lesley University
• April 1st, 2020
• college, education, employment, independence, independent living skills, post-secondary planning, social skills, Spring 2020 Issue, summer camp, summer school
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Each year 50,000 young adults on the autism spectrum turn 18 years of age (Roux et al., 2013). How can parents and educators ensure that these young people are ready for the transition to post-secondary life? A good number of these young people are academically ready and prepared for the...

Transition Planning for the Long Haul – Life Beyond College

• By: Ernst VanBergeijk, PhD, MSW The Threshold Program at Lesley University
• January 1st, 2019
• employment, independent living skills, post-secondary education, transition planning, transition to adulthood, winter 2019 issue
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Parents of students on the autism spectrum and their neurotypical peers begin to think about college as they progress through high school. According to the Department of Labor, students with disabilities who earn a bachelor’s degree are employed at about the same rate as their non-disabled peers...