Summer Programs for Adolescents and Young Adults

• By: Alissa Daner, MSEd Marty McGreevy, MEd Samantha Curiale-Feinman, MSEd, TSHH New Frontiers in Learning
• April 1st, 2013
• college readiness, community engagement, executive functioning, independent living skills, self-advocacy, social skills, students, summer programs, transition skills
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Summer vacation is a time ripe with opportunities for growth – a time to catch-up on academic learning, strengthen executive functioning, and improve social and communication competence. Opportunities abound during the summer months to engage in learning outside of the traditional classroom by...

Using Summer Vacation to Build College Readiness Skills

• By: Ronni Aronow MA, MS Spectrum Services
• April 1st, 2013
• budgeting skills, college transition, communication skills, executive functioning, independent living skills, planning, self-advocacy, stress management, summer, time management, transition
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Heading to college in the fall? Summer vacation is the perfect opportunity to work on the skills you’ll need to succeed in college. Whether it’s understanding the way your disability affects you, navigating new environments, using an ATM machine, making your own doctor’s appointments, or...

The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation’s Latest Signature Programs Focus on Supporting by Educating Adults Living with Autism

• By: Linda J. Walder, Esq. The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation
• January 1st, 2013
• adult autism services, college inclusion, community participation, disability support, independent travel, public transportation, self-advocacy, social skills development, travel
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The Daniel Jordan Fiddle (DJF) Foundation has entered its second decade of developing, advocating for and funding unique and groundbreaking initiatives that benefit the lives of adults living with autism spectrum. Exciting new collaborations with the nation’s leading advocacy organizations and...

Sensory Scanning for Self-Advocacy

• By: Valerie Paradiz, PhD
• January 1st, 2013
• environmental accommodations, executive functioning, self-advocacy, sensory differences, sensory processing, sensory scan, sensory systems, supports, workplace and school challenges
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Many individuals with autism, like myself, have challenges with the sensory world. Sometimes these challenges are difficult for us to identify, and quite often it’s even harder for those around us to see or understand them. Our senses provide our brains with information about the environment,...

Supporting Students on the Autism Spectrum in Higher Education

• By: Mitchell Nagler, MA, LMHC Stephen M. Shore, EdD Adelphi University
• January 1st, 2013
• executive functioning, Higher education support, independent living skills, self-advocacy, social-communication challenges, students, transition to college, vocational support
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The continuing rise in prevalence of autism, now at 1 in 88 (Center for Disease Control, 2012), has engendered greater awareness of the condition, followed by increased research, and improved interventions and strategies for individuals with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and High Functioning Autism (HFA)....

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...

ASN Spring 2012 Issue

• April 1st, 2012
• employment, family support, housing, independent living, postsecondary education, self-advocacy, transition planning, transition to adulthood
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"Transitioning into Adulthood: Navigating the Complex Changes Ahead"   Articles in This Issue Blueprint for an Asperger Syndrome College Support Program Career Planning for People on the Autism Spectrum Changing the Mindset of Children and Adolescents with ASDs ...

Making the Most of the 18-21 Period – Advantages of a Dedicated Transition Center

• By: Jacque Murray, MA, Med Vanguard Transition Center
• April 1st, 2012
• career development, life skills, planning, post-secondary education, self-advocacy, social skills, transition programs, transition to adulthood
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Early adulthood is a critical period for young adults with ASD and their families. Although students have been preparing for transition for many years, the process takes on new urgency as adulthood is imminent. Families know that much is at stake in shaping the course of students’ futures. The...

Leaving School Behind – Next Stop, Adulthood

• By: H. Laurie Yankowitz, EdD HeartShare Human Services of NY
• April 1st, 2012
• adult services, developmental disabilities, family support, independent living, Medicaid, NYS OPWDD, person-centered planning, self-advocacy, transition to adulthood
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The prospect of adulthood is particularly complex for individuals affected by developmental disability, their families, and the people who care about them. Like their peers, they have accumulated two decades’ worth of experiences, their bodies have matured, and they are considered to be...

The Autism Speaks Transition Tool Kit – A Guide to Assist Families on the Journey from Adolescence to Adulthood

• By: Autism Speaks
• April 1st, 2012
• adolescents, education, employment, health and wellness, housing, self-advocacy, toolkit, transition to adulthood
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In an effort to help families and their adolescents with autism more smoothly navigate the challenging transition into adulthood, Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, launched in February 2010 the Autism Speaks Transition Tool Kit, a unique guide and...