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As with all decisions, we did not just wake up one day and decide to go the self-direction route. The actual transition process began long before we even knew what self direction programming was. In addition to following the general Transition Planning Checklists (See the post “Transition #2 Transition 101: Transition Checklists”) , below isContinueContinue reading “SD #3: Our Self Direction Journey: Where did we begin?”

Before we go “into the weeds” on our self direction journey, let’s take a step back and talk about what self direction is. What is self direction? DDS (Department of Developmental Services, Massachusetts) has a great website dedicated to Self Direction services titled “Choosing an Adult Service Model that is Best for You”; click hereContinueContinue reading “SD#2: What is Self Direction Programing?”