Doctoral Study Shows Parents are Concerned for Their Adult Child’s Future

• By: Veera Mookerjee, PhD, LMSW South Asian Council for Social Services
• July 1st, 2013
• housing, planning, research, transitioning
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The process of transitioning to adulthood is always difficult for parents; more so when their children have special needs. For parents of young adults with ASD the challenges are manifold, including but not limited to financial problems, social difficulties and long term care and planning. Long...

I Know the Elements of the Periodic Table, But I Can’t Make My Bed

• By: Edel McCarville, PsyD Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
• April 1st, 2012
• independence, life skills, school, transitioning
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Increased attention has been recently given to the needs of individuals with disabilities who are transitioning from high school, particularly those individuals with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders because of their unique and specific needs. Many individuals with High-Functioning ASDs...