Autism and Education: One Size Does Not Fit All

• By: Karl Wittig, PE Aspies for Social Success (AFSS)
• April 1st, 2022
• actually autistic, classroom, community, education, goals, motivation, school, special interests, Spring 2022 Issue, students, teachers
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Having attended many talks, workshops, and education-related autism community events, I often hear the expression “one size does not fit all” used by teachers and other professionals who work with students on the spectrum. It is always gratifying for me to hear people having the most experience...

Supporting the Transition to Employment for Adolescents with Autism

• By: Ashleigh J. Hillier, PhD University of Massachusetts Lowell
• June 25th, 2021
• accommodations, adolescents, employment, independence, job applications, job shadowing, mentors, mock interviews, motivation, neurodiversity, strengths, Summer 2021 Issue, vocational services, volunteering
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Graduating from high school and transitioning to the world of work is an extremely important and exciting milestone. However, for many young adults with autism obtaining and maintaining employment can present some unique challenges. Unfortunately, despite the vastly increasing numbers of...

Maintaining Best Outcomes for Students in a Congregate Care Setting Amidst a Pandemic

• By: Rita M. Gardner, MPH, LABA, BCBA, CDE® Helena L. Maguire, MS, LABA, BCBA Jennifer Labowitz, MS, NCSP, BCBA Silva Orchanian, MEd, BCBA, LABA Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D Melmark
• July 1st, 2020
• congregate care, COVID-19, home instruction, individualized plans, motivation, staff, students, summer 2020 issue, technology, telehealth, virtual instruction
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COVID-19 posed immediate and unprecedented challenges to organizations providing intensive behavioral services in a congregate care setting to children and adolescents diagnosed with autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities. The evolving discoveries about the novel virus and how to combat...