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Planning for Life After High School: A Guide for Persons with Disabilities

Planning for Life After High School: A Guide for Persons with Disabilities

Transitioning from high school to adulthood is a pivotal moment for any young person. For individuals with dis... Read More

Basic Rights in Special Education: What Parents Should Know

Basic Rights in Special Education: What Parents Should Know

Two important laws, serving different purposes, are designed to ensure that students with disabilities attendi... Read More

Defying Expectations: How Competitive Employment Empowered My Son’s Transition to Adulthood

Defying Expectations: How Competitive Employment Empowered My Son’s Transition to Adulthood

When my son Michael was diagnosed with autism at age 3, I began a lifelong journey of advocacy and education.... Read More

Independent Living Options: Is Living Outside the Family Home the Right Choice for an Adult with Disabilities?

Independent Living Options: Is Living Outside the Family Home the Right Choice for an Adult with Disabilities?

When we started our careers working with individuals with developmental disabilities, almost everyone we serve... Read More

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