Supporting Families to Prepare Students to Be Participating Members of Their Community

• By: Dianne Zager, PhD Carly Werner, MEd, MS Boca School for Autism
• October 2nd, 2023
• committee engagement, community integration, cultural appreciation, customized instruction, education, Fall 2023 Issue, family, home-school communication, improved outcomes, information gathering, parent involvement, school, self-determination, student potential, teacher-parent collaboration, teachers, transition to adulthood
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For over five decades, I’ve had the privilege of serving students with autism and developmental disabilities and their families. I’ve been employed as a teacher, administrator, professor, consultant, and advocate in public, private, nonprofit, and for-profit settings, working in preschools,...

Sharing an Adult Autism Diagnosis with Family, Friends, and Community

• By: Lori Lerner, LMSW, RYT-200 hr. Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• April 11th, 2023
• acceptance, adult diagnosis, community integration, compassion, coping skills, diagnosis, disclosure, empathy, kindness, self-compassion, social support, Spring 2023 Issue
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The successful British author Matt Haig spent a lot of time in self-reflection at the height of the pandemic. During this time, at 46 years of age, he was newly diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) along with having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In light of being...

Empowering Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

• By: Debra Mandell, OTR/L, MA Monarch Center for Autism
• January 1st, 2019
• community integration, employment, planning, transition, transition to adulthood, winter 2019 issue
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With the implementation of the Employment First Initiative, integrated community employment has become a nationwide focus that is affording greater opportunities for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). While we’re moving in the right direction, there is still work to be done. According...

Advancing Behavioral Health Strategies as Individuals Approach Adulthood

• By: Carl E. Clark II Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
• April 1st, 2018
• adult, behavioral health, community integration, healthcare, physical health, spring 2018 issue, transition
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Individuals connected to the behavioral healthcare system are well aware that autism does not magically disappear on a teenager’s 18th birthday. Yet, the challenges facing people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) shift considerably as they make the transition to adulthood....