Cruising Tips for a Fun Autism Friendly Family Vacation

• By: Mary Ann Hughes, MBA Special Family Transitions LLC
• January 10th, 2024
• planning tips, sensory considerations, sensory issues, support services, travel, vacations, Winter 2024 Issue
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Do you wish you could go on a family vacation but think it’s too hard to manage with a child on the autism spectrum? With proper planning, a cruise can be a great way to combine fun and predictability for the perfect autism friendly family vacation. As a mom of children on the spectrum,...

Supporting Young Adults: Transitioning to Post-Secondary Educational Opportunities

• By: Tara C. Fappiano, Esq. Advocate, Mediator, and Litigator
• October 2nd, 2023
• accommodations, choosing a college, educational, expectations, Fall 2023 Issue, goals, independence, post-secondary education, school, self-advocacy, self-determination, support services, transition planning, transition to adulthood
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This fall, I dropped my oldest child off for his junior year of college. For our family, this is always a time of excitement, but also one of trepidation. The transition from high school to higher education, from childhood to adulthood, is full of new and evolving challenges. Those challenges are...

Services for the UnderServed’s Positive Psychology Approach to Serving People in Crisis and Their Families

• By: Lori Lerner, LMSW, RYT-200 hr. Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• October 2nd, 2023
• caregivers, coping techniques, crisis prevention, crisis response, crisis stabilization, Fall 2023 Issue, family support, gratitude, positive psychology, resilience, respite, self-esteem, strengths-based support, support services, treatment plan, wellbeing
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Since 2016, Service for the UnderServed’s START/CSIDD (Crisis Services for Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities) Program offers crisis prevention and response services to people who have both developmental disabilities and complex behavioral needs and their families and...

Effective Collaboration Models for Individuals with Complex Needs

• By: Keri Bethune, PhD, BCBA-D Sharon Onda, MEd, BCBA Silva Orchanian, MEd, BCBA, LABA Erin Way, MS, BCBA Melmark
• April 1st, 2022
• assessment, collaboration, consultation, education, IEP team, independence, pull-out services, Spring 2022 Issue, support services, treatment
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Many students with autism require a multitude of services to aid in their success and independence within the school, home, and community environments. These services may include, but are not limited to, general and/or special education instruction, speech and language services, occupational...

A Scaffolded Approach to Supporting Individuals with Autism in the Community

• By: Ernst VanBergeijk, PhD, MSW Krista Di Gregorio The Threshold Program at Lesley University
• March 26th, 2021
• community, employment, independence, independent living, post-secondary support, scaffolding, Spring 2021 Issue, students, support services, transition program, unemployment, vocational training, young adults
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The outcomes for young adults with ASDs are well-known and well-documented. Without intervention young adults with ASD fail to reach basic young adult milestones in terms of independent living, employment, and social and romantic relationships. “Research suggests 70% of individuals with ASD will...

Connections for Transition Success

• By: Carin Horowitz, LMSW The Arc Westchester
• January 1st, 2019
• collaboration, high school, support services, transition, winter 2019 issue
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The value of connections and collaborations between families, schools and organizations for smooth student transition success from high school to adult supports is immeasurable. This critical time period, often referred to as “the cliff,” deserves renewed attention as we strive for successful...