As families build Participant Directed Programs for their young adults, one of the biggest questions is: How do we find the right tools and curriculum to support our child’s goals? In our son L’s case, two of his priorities identified in his person-centered plan were moving out of our home and finding employment. To helpContinueContinue reading “SD #18: Exploring the Transition Binder in Unique Learning System—and How It Can Benefit Your Program”
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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”
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”