Autism, Sexuality, and Postsecondary Education

• By: Laura J. Albee, DSW, LCSW, BCBA, LBA Julie Piepenbring, PhD, LCSW Stephen Monroe Tomczak, PhD, LMSW Esther Howe, DSW/PhD, LCSW Southern CT State University
• April 1st, 2017
• college, high functioning, relationships, sexuality, spring 2017 issue
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Approximately 50,000 students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will turn 18 (Autism Speaks, 2012) with many high functioning ASD students completing high school in anticipation of enrolling in, and graduating from postsecondary institutions (Camarena & Sarigiani, 2009; Chiang, Cheung,...

Empowering Parents: Caregiver Support for Youth and Adolescents with ASD

• By: Kimberly Bean, EdD Barbara Cook, EdD, CCC-SLP Ruth Eren, EdD Karen Meers, PhD, BCBA Southern CT State University
• April 1st, 2017
• caregiver, parenting, respite, spring 2017 issue, temporary care
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Parents rely on neighbors, friends, family members and other caregivers to provide in-home temporary caregiver support, frequently referred to as “babysitting,” for their children while they attend meetings, run errands, and have some “couple” time away from routine family responsibilities....

Autism, Sexuality, and Education

• By: Laura J. Albee, DSW, LCSW, BCBA, LBA Stephen Monroe Tomczak, PhD, LMSW Esther Howe, DSW/PhD, LCSW Julie Piepenbring, PhD, LCSW Southern CT State University
• January 1st, 2017
• education, problem behaviors, research, sexuality, winter 2017 issue
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Practitioners often construct their programs of research around their clinical practice. Indeed, this is the case with this inquiry. Several years ago, Albee and Piepenbring had the opportunity to work with K, a 19-year-old Caucasian male with a complicated, and well-documented neuropsychiatric...