Autistic Lived Experience: To Be Disabled Is to Be Strong!

• By: Sam Farmer Neurodiversity Community Self-Advocate, Writer, Author, and Public Speaker
• December 30th, 2024
• actually autistic, bullying, learning disabilities, perseverance, resilience, self-advocacy, societal acceptance, Winter 2025 Issue
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Not everything is as it seems on the surface. Many things can be looked at in more ways than one. Much of what comprises a person is hidden from plain sight, though it is nonetheless very real and often of great power. Human strength is a prime example. When I attended a 2-week tennis...

Special Education and College Readiness

• By: Adrienne M. Nagy, MA Aaron School
• January 1st, 2014
• coaching, college readiness, disability accommodations, education, executive functioning skills, independent living skills, learning disabilities, postsecondary transition, self-advocacy
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Specialized college programs that provide support for students with learning disabilities, non-verbal learning disabilities, and Autism Spectrum Disorders are continuing to grow throughout the country. Although there is an increase in the number of programs that will assist students in receiving...

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...