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...

Communication Challenges in College Students with ASD

• By: Gina Apicella, MS, BCBA, LBA Sarah Davison, M.S., CCC-SLP Chapel Haven Schleifer Center, Inc.
• April 1st, 2019
• adults, college, communication, post-secondary education, relationships, social skills, spring 2019 issue
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In addition to the typical challenges faced by young adults pursuing post-secondary education, those with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis face unique challenges related to deficits in social communication. These include deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, such as taking turns in a...

Moving Forward with Will Power

• By: Will Peters AHRC New York City’s Melissa Riggio Higher Education Program at the College of Staten Island
• January 1st, 2019
• advocacy, independence, post-secondary education, self-advocate, transition to adulthood, winter 2019 issue
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My name is Will Peters, I am a recent graduate of AHRC New York City’s Melissa Riggio Higher Education Program (MRHEP) at the College of Staten Island. The College of Staten Island is one of the colleges of the City University of New York, which provides students with intellectual and other...

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...

Computer Science Inclusion Program Gives Marketable Skills for Adulthood

• By: James Lawler Adil Imran Sanai Pace University
• January 1st, 2019
• college, employment, post-secondary education, students, technology, transition to adulthood, winter 2019 issue
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Businesses are anxious for computer science professionals. However, colleges currently do not graduate enough students knowledgeable in cutting-edge STEM (i.e., science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills (United States Equal Opportunity Commission, 2014). Computer science programs can...

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
• college, life skills, post-secondary education, student, transition
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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...