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EMPLOYMENT & TRANSITION

Transitioning from School to Work for Teenagers and Young Adults with ADHD

Transitioning from School to Work for Teenagers and Young Adults with ADHD

The transition from school to work can be especially challenging for teen-agers and young adults with ADHD, as... Read More

Adult Autism Transition

Adult Autism Transition

My profoundly autistic son, Justin, graduated from the private autism high school that he has attended since h... Read More

Finding a Fulfilling Employment Match: Tips for Parents Preparing for a Child’s Future

Finding a Fulfilling Employment Match: Tips for Parents Preparing for a Child’s Future

Tips for Parents Preparing for a Child’s Future  More than two decades ago, when I began my career... Read More

Our Journey in Camo: Hidden Joys

Our Journey in Camo: Hidden Joys

I think being a mom of someone with autism and being a military wife for 22 years has hijacked my empathy chip... Read More

Viewing the World – Diagnosed with Autism

Viewing the World – Diagnosed with Autism

I have Autism. I view Autism as having an enhancer plugged into my brain, enhancing my perception in life, mak... Read More

Life Transitions

Life Transitions

We all experience transitions from one stage of life to another – graduating high school, moving on to c... Read More

Tips to Help Your Child Thrive this Year in School

Tips to Help Your Child Thrive this Year in School

Navigating a school year with any child can be overwhelming and exhausting. Add any developmental or learning... Read More

Finding your Place

Finding your Place

The demonstrable problem facing most military with combat experience is managing post service emotional, menta... Read More

Debunking 3 Common Myths About Transition Planning

Debunking 3 Common Myths About Transition Planning

The goal of special education and related services, and indeed the purpose of the Individuals with Disabilitie... Read More

Meet Tim Rohrer: A true inspiration

Meet Tim Rohrer: A true inspiration

In reading about Tim, I was very impressed with how he rose above his difficulties in school as a person with... Read More

Special Needs Trusts: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started

Special Needs Trusts: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started

What is a Special Needs Trust? A special needs trust, or supplemental needs trust, is specifically designed t... Read More

Dyslexia is Not A One-Size-Fits-All Reading Disability

Dyslexia is Not A One-Size-Fits-All Reading Disability

Dyslexia, the most common learning disability, affects anywhere from 5 to 17% of the population. Some experts... Read More

Transitioning Young Adults with an Intellectual or other Developmental Disability to Adult HealthCare

Transitioning Young Adults with an Intellectual or other Developmental Disability to Adult HealthCare

Some teenagers and young adults who have an intellectual or other developmental disability (IDD) require exten... Read More

Erik’s Ranch: Operated by Young Adults with Autism

Erik’s Ranch: Operated by Young Adults with Autism

Erik’s Ranch & Retreats, a non-profit providing living, working, social and recreational environment... Read More

Assessing the Needs of Students with Disabilities During Transition

Assessing the Needs of Students with Disabilities During Transition

What happens to students with disabilities as they transition from high school and how can the process be impr... Read More

One Singular - But Collaborative - Sensation: Positive Exposure’s 2021 Change How You See Celebration

One Singular - But Collaborative - Sensation: Positive Exposure’s 2021 Change How You See Celebration

It was a night of all nights – the Positive Exposure 2021 Change How You See Celebration, which aired vi... Read More