Cheryl Farley

SD #15: Keeping it all together: Collecting and Managing Data for Progress Notes

In this blog post, I will share how I keep track of “all the stuff” to make the progress note process run smoothly. When your child was on an IEP, you would receive progress notes throughout the school year. When your person transitions to an ISP in adult programming, you will continue to receive progressContinueContinue reading “SD #15: Keeping it all together: Collecting and Managing Data for Progress Notes”

Assistive Technology #2: Creating Topic Dictionaries in Co:Writer in Read&Write for Google Chrome

As a cross post to my company YouTube Channel: Adaptech Consulting, LLC; here is my latest tutorial video on how to create and use custom topic dictionaries in Co:Writer word prediction, which is now integrated into Read&Write for Google Chrome. If you have a student that is still attending High School or College and usesContinueContinue reading “Assistive Technology #2: Creating Topic Dictionaries in Co:Writer in Read&Write for Google Chrome”

Transition 101 #10: Autism Housing Pathways-A Guide to Independent Living Resources

Clip art of a yellow house with a brown door In this next installment of posts focusing on Autism Awareness Month, I wanted to highlight the organization “Autism Housing Pathways.” What is “Autism Housing Pathways”? Autism Housing Pathways is an organization that was created by a group of parents in the Nashoba Valley area inContinueContinue reading “Transition 101 #10: Autism Housing Pathways-A Guide to Independent Living Resources”

Transition 101 #10: Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy: Defining and Connecting the Concepts

Interconnected circle of Images showing a person raising their hand, connected to a checkmark, connected to an image of 3 people with a heart, representing the “circle of care” In this week’s post, I will examine two terms that are frequently used in our world: self-determination and self-advocacy. While they are sometimes interchanged within conversations,ContinueContinue reading “Transition 101 #10: Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy: Defining and Connecting the Concepts”

Transition 101 #9: Essential Life Skills for Transition Planning: The Autism Life Skills Lady Website

Image of washing machine, laundry detergent and a clothes basket April is Autism Awareness Month, so this month, I would like to highlight people and organizations that shine a light all year long on Autism Awareness and, more importantly, Autism Acceptance. In previous posts, we have discussed the three core pillars of transition: 1. FurtherContinueContinue reading “Transition 101 #9: Essential Life Skills for Transition Planning: The Autism Life Skills Lady Website”