Research-Based Recommendations for Building Self-Advocacy Competence

• By: Carly Werner, MS Dianne Zager, PhD Unicorn Village Academy
• January 2nd, 2023
• advocacy, advocacy skills, IEPs, self-advocacy, self-determination, self-regulation, strength-based approach, student involvement, transition planning, Winter 2023 Issue
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Self-advocacy, an essential ingredient in our quest for satisfaction and fulfillment in life, is a learned skill that involves self-awareness, social and communication strategies, and behavioral competencies. Self-advocating involves communicating a person’s needs so that another person is able...

Considerations for Choosing a College for Students on the Autism Spectrum

• By: Ruby L. Owiny, PhD Trinity International University
• April 4th, 2022
• accommodations, autism support program, college, education, executive functioning skills, faith, peer mentors, school, self-disclosure, Spring 2022 Issue, transition planning
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Preparation for college requires careful planning. This planning often starts in a student’s freshman year of high school, but usually not later than their sophomore year. When a student is on the autism spectrum, transition planning is a high priority, indeed it is required by law. The...

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...