Autism’s Growing Problem

• By: Rabbi Simcha Weinstein Jewish Autism Network
• May 5th, 2023
• advocacy, COVID-19, education, finding support, hospitalization, housing crisis, Jewish Autism Network, meltdowns, parenting, residential school, summer camp
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As kids with autism become teenagers and adults, fewer and fewer services are available to help them and their families In March 2020, my wife and I dropped our teenage son off at a residential school for kids with autism in Boston. It was the day after Purim - just before the world seemed to...

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...

Using Technology to Foster Social Interaction

• By: Juhi Kaboski, PhD Laboratory for Understanding Neurodevelopment, University of Notre Dame
• January 1st, 2016
• coding, peer mediation, social skills, summer camp, technology
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As parents watch today’s children play mindless and solitary video games for hours at a time, they may worry that digital devices are luring children away from social interactions with real life peers. This concern is more intense for parents of a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as...