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...

Self-Advocacy and Successful Onboarding and Maintenance of Employment

• By: Casey Schmalacker Alissa Cappelleri, MAT New Frontiers Executive Function Coaching
• June 25th, 2021
• accommodations, communication, employment, expectations, language, mentors, onboarding, self-advocacy, success, Summer 2021 Issue, sustained employment
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The topic of employment struggles for those on the Autism Spectrum tends to focus on gaining meaningful work opportunities, while the conversation needs to continue by looking at sustaining employment. In a 2018 study, only 14.3% of the sample sustained employment for a period longer than 18 months...