Tips and Tricks for
Transition
Resource List for Transition from High
School to
College
College and Autism
Transition Matters - an interview James
Williams
Texts that Reference
Transition or ILS
The
Princeton Review - Guiding
Teens with
Learning Disabilities -
Navigating the Transition from High School to Adulthood
by Arlyn
Roffman
The Princeton Review – The K&W
Guide to
Colleges for Students with
Learning Disabilities - 8th edition
Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger's Syndrome
by Ann Palmer
Peterson's Guide to Students with Learning Disabilities
Unlocking Potential - College and other Choices for people with LDs and
ADHD
Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum - A Parent's Guide to the Cognitive,
Social, Physical and Transition Needs of Teenagers with ASD
by Chantal Sicile-Kira
Steps to Independence - Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with
Special
Needs by Bruce Baker and Alan Brightman
James Stanfield Company - Transition to Adulthood Curriculum
"Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education - Know
your Rights and Responsibilities" from the U.S. Dept. of Ed. website.
California Dept. of Education - Transition to Adult Living - download
from the CDE website or can be ordered directly
There are other publications available from ed.gov on the
Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act
and when it is appropriate to disclose a disability in the workplace
etc.
that might be of interest to some teens who work part-time.
*Thank you ASD parents for
the above list.*
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MAAP
Services for Autism
and
Asperger Syndrome
Serving
Individuals,
Families and Professionals who live and work with More Advanced
Individuals
with Autism, Asperger Syndrome, and
Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
P.O. Box 524, Crown Point,
IN 46308
Ph.
219-662-1311, fax
219-662-0638
Email: info@maapservices.org ; website: www.maapservices.org
Post
- High School Supports: by Mary Anne Neiner
By: IEP Publications
& Resources:
http://www.ritap.org/IEP/content/RI-Secondary-IEP-form-2008-final.doc
Web resources:
“Asperger
Conversations”, an online radio
program offering weekly audio posts by Larry
Welkowitz, Ph.D., professor
and
psychologist at Keene State College in Keens, New Hampshire
http://welkowitz.typepad.com
National Center on Secondary Education and
Transition
www.ncset.org
Opening Doors to
Post-Secondary Education
and Training
www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/een/pdf/tranopndrs.pdf
The Parents' Place of Maryland
www.ppmd.org
Transition and Post-School
Outcomes for
Youth with Disabilities
http://www.ocecd.org/ocecd/h_docs/0710-MAAP-PostHSsupports.pdf
Transition Coalition
www.transitioncoalition.org
Transition Planning for
Adolescents with
Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities:
Information for Families and
Teens
www.communityinclusion.org/transition/familyguide.html
National Clearinghouse for
Post secondary
Education of Individuals with Disabilities
www.heath.gwu.edu
College and Autism
Transition Matters - an interview James Williams
Books:
A book that lists programs at
various
school in many (if not all) states:
The K & W Guide to
Colleges for
Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit
Disorder: A Resource Book for
Students,
Parents and Professionals 6th Edition, Published by
Princeton Review Publishing. L.L.C.,
2315
Boradway, New York,
NY 10024
Summer Pre-College Programs:
Florida
College Living Experience
7340 Southwest 27th Place, Ste. 3003
Davie, FL
33314
(800) 486-5058, Fax (954)
370-1895
Florida A&M
University
The College Study Skills
Institute
Learning Development and Evaluation
Center
Unit 555 Orr Drive, Mobile
Unit #3
Tallahassee, FL 32307
(850) 599-3180, (850) 561-2783
(TTY), Fax
(850) 561-2513
Georgia
Brenau University,
The Learning
Center
One Centennial
Circle
Gainesville, GA 30501
(770) 534-6134, Fax (770)
534-6221
Iowa
St. Ambrose
University
Summer Transition Program
518 West Locust
Davenport, IA 52803
(319) 333-6161 (V/TTY), Fax
(319)
333-6243
Massachusetts
Boston University
Summer Transition Program
Office of Disability Services
19 Deerfield
Street
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 353-3658, Fax (617)
353-9646
Landmark School
Preparatory Summer Program
Prides Crossing, MA 01965-0417
(978) 927-4440, Fax (978)
927-7268
New York
Adelphi University
Summer Diagnostic/Experimental
Program
Eddy Hall, Lower Level
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 877-4710, Fax (516)
877-4711
Iona College
College Assistance Program
(CAP)
715 North
Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801-1890
(800) 231-IONA, (914)
633-2159, Fax (914)
633-2174
Lynn University
Summer Enrichment Program
Old Forge
Center, P.O. Box 1159
Old Forge, NY 13420
(800) 351-5327, (315)
369-2740, Fax (315)
369-2807
New York Institute of
Technology (NYIT)
Introduction to Independence
Program
Independence Hall, 300 Carleton Avenue
P.O. Box 9029
Central Islip, NY 11722-9029
(631) 348-3354, Fax (631)
348-0437
Rochester Institute of
Technology (RIT)
Explore Your Future (EYF)
National Technical Institute
for the Deaf
52 Lomb
Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
(716) 475-7129 (TTY), Fax
(716) 475-2787
Ohio
Muskingum College
First Step Summer Transition
Program
Center for Advancement of
Learning
163 Stormont St.
New Concord, OH 43762
(740) 826-8280, Fax (740)
826-8404
Vermont
Landmark College
Summer Skills Development
Program
River Road South
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-4767, Fax (802)
387-6868
Washington
University of Washington
DO-IT Scholars Program, Box 355670
Seattle, WA
98195-4842
(206) 685-DOIT, Fax (206)
221-4171
West
Virginia
Marshall University
Higher Education for Learning
Problems
(H.E.L.P.)
Myers Hall, 520 18th
Street
Huntington, WV 25755
(304) 696-6252, Fax (304)
696-3231
College programs:
Chapel Haven
“We are the country’s only
combined
state-accredited special education facility and independent
living facility for adults
with cognitive
disabilities.” New in the 2005/06 school year is a specific
program for students with high
functioning autism and Asperger Syndrome.
Contact info:
Chapel Haven
1040 Whalley
Ave.
New Haven, CT 06515
203-397-1714 ext. 113
www.chapelhaven.org
The Brevard Center: Offers individual training
modules for
students with AS and Non-Verbal
learning differences
Contact info:
The Brevard
Center at Brevard Community College
3716 North
Wickham Rd., Ste.1
Melbourne, FL 32935
(866)603-1900
www.brevardcenter.org
Purdue University
They have no actual program,
but they
have an Adaptive Programs office that provides support
services (support group
meetings,
counseling) for students with AS
Contact:
Dr. Carol Dunning
Purdue University, Adaptive Programs
Student Services Annex 1
512 Third Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2003
Ph. 765-494-1246
Email: csdunning@purdue.edu
The Threshold Program at Lesley University
A two-year, non-degree,
campus-based
program for highly motivated young adults with divers
learning disabilities and
other special
needs interested in careers in one of Lesley University’s
fields of study – Business
Services,
Early Childhood Studies, and Human Services.
Lesley University
29 Everett St.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
02138-2790
www.lesley.edu/threshold/threshold_home.htm
The Berkshire Center: A post-secondary college or
internship
program for young adults with
learning disabilities.
Contact info:
Admission Office: The Berkshire Center
Box 160
18 Park Street
Lee, Massachusetts
(413)243-2576
www.berkshirecenter.org
Life College.....
Their goal: "…to help each of
our
students develop economic and personal self-sufficiency"
Their program stresses the
development
of: Independent living skills, social skills development,
vocational readiness,
decision-making,
and fitness and wellness.
Students live in apartments.
Requirements for eligibility
(this is not
an inclusive list): must be at least 18 years old; must have
a diagnosis of LD or a related
neurological condition that interferes with managing one's ability
to live independently,
including (but not
limited to) Asperger's Syndrome and High Functioning
Autism; must score 70 or over
in
standardized IQ test; must demonstrate sufficient emotional and
behavioral stability and
impulse control
to live independently, function socially, follow laws and
participate in all aspects of
the program.
Costs for the 10 month program
(tuition
and Room & Board): around $28,000
<>Some school
districts may fund transition
programs. Financial aid available. Tuition
($20,00 +/-), fees and related expenses may be tax
deductible. Contact your insurance for information about tuition reimbursement.
Contact information:
Minnesota Life
College
7501 Logan
Ave. South, Ste. 2A
Richfield, MN 01 Logan Ave. South, Ste. 2A
Richfield, MN
55423
Phone: 612-869-4008
www.minnesotalifecollege.com
The College
Support Program for
Students with
Asperger's Syndrome:
Dowling College
and The Cody
Center at
Stony Brook University
Long Island, NY
(631)952-9529
email: CEVillani@aol.com
Gersh College
358 Hoffman
Lane
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631)385-3342
www.gershacademy.org
Vocational
Independence Programs,
New York Institute of Technology:
Certificate and Degree
Programs
Independent living, social
skills, and
academic skills
Central Islip, NY 11722
(631) 348-3354
http://www.nyit.edu/ask/kb/?EntryID=181&View=entry
email: info@vip-at-nyit.org
Vocational Support
Program, Ohio
State University
Don’t know very much about
this program
yet.
(614) 293-5183
email: mastriani.2@osu.edu
http://neurology.med.ohio-state.edu/vsp
St.
Andrews Presbyterian
College
1700 Dogwood Mile
Laurinburg, NC
28352
(800) 763-0198; (910) 277-5555
www.sapc.edu
*Thank you to
all ASD parents for the above info...*
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New
Article:
August 12, 2008
(AP) -- When Dan Hackett started college, he didn't
make the grades he knew he could.
Colleges are aware that that students with autism-like
disorders face new challenges on campus.
"I always knew I could do better," said Hackett.
His parents tried to help, but he wasn't comfortable with
them intervening at college. He was relieved to discover Achieving in
Higher Education with Autism/Developmenta l Disabilities, a group that
helps college students like him.
After contracting with AHEADD, Hackett's grade point average
increased from 1.5 to 3.6.
"They kept me on track," says the now 21-year-old political
science major. "They helped me manage my time."
Many students with Asperger's or other autism-like disorders
face new challenges in a college setting. The syndrome hampers
communication and social skills, so along with difficulties staying on
top of their studies, these students may struggle with making friends
and living more independently. They also may be more reluctant to ask
for help.
It's a problem colleges and universities are "very aware" of
as the first big wave of children with diagnosed autism-related
disorders moves beyond high school, says Gwendolyn Dungy, executive
director of NASPA, a Washington-based organization of student affairs
administrators.
"We've been very interested in it and finding out how ready
colleges are for these students," she said. "We want to establish a
climate for success."
While higher education institutions usually make
accommodations for students with disabilities, the law does not require
them to provide the extent of services that students receive in
kindergarten through 12th grade.
College students must become their own advocates, a change
that can take them and their families by surprise, said Donna Martinez,
executive director of George Washington University's Heath Resource
Center, an online clearinghouse for students with disabilities.
"It's night and day" from high school, she said. "It's a
whole different world."
Colleges are trying to educate faculty and staff about
autism-related disorders and gauge how much services will cost, said
Dungy, who organized a seminar on these questions at her association' s
annual conference in March. Most colleges already provide services to
students with disabilities or special needs.
For decades, only children with severe language and social
impairments received the
autism
diagnosis. In the 1990s, the autism umbrella expanded, and autism is
now shorthand for a group of milder, related conditions, known as
"autism spectrum disorders."
One in 166 children is now diagnosed with autism, compared
to 1 in 2,500 a decade ago.
There has been a corresponding surge in special education
services for autistic children in elementary and high schools.
"More and more of these people who were identified (in the
1990s) could be headed to college," said Marjorie Solomon, who studies
high-functioning children with autism disorders at the University of
California Davis' M.I.N.D. Institute.
One college that has added services for such students is
Marshall University, home to the West Virginia Autism Training Center.
Through its College Program for Students with Asperger's Syndrome,
graduate students help autistic students manage class assignments and
develop social and living skills.
The program fields about 10 calls a week from parents of
prospective students, said Barbara Becker-Cottrill, director of the
training center. "The parents are saying, 'Wow, my student has the
grades and there's a place that will provide the appropriate support
for him or her?"' she said.
Students pay $3,200 per semester to enroll in Marshall's
program. Advisers may speak with them several times a day, have weekly
contact with their professors and help find them social activities.
They might give guidance on dorm living or cafeteria food.
"Most classes are 50 minutes long, two to three times a
day," noted program coordinator Marc Ellison. "The rest of the time,
you're navigating the college community. My advice to students is to
realize the least amount of time you spend in college is in the
classroom."
Families looking for the right college for autistic kids
should ask whether a school has a counselor who specializes in autism,
if professors receive training about it, and what academic
accommodations, such as additional time for taking tests, can be made,
experts said. Students also should inquire about social opportunities:
Does the school have an autism organization for students? Would the
university help find a peer mentor?
Peter Breslin of South Salem, New York, knew his son, Jason,
could handle college academics, but he worried about the rest of the
experience. The center at Marshall has made all the difference, Breslin
said, even though Jason doesn't always think to contact it himself.
"They have to seek him out," said Breslin. "He thinks he
could do it without going to the center. But he really does need them."
Jason Breslin, 20, a music performance major, says, "They
have all been very helpful and supportive of me. I tried a semester
without going to the center and ended up with very low grades because
of late assignments or no assignments turned in."
The Organization for Autism Research, a nationwide group, is
creating a line of videos designed to educate college staff. The first
is aimed at professors; a second, in the works, will be geared to
resident assistants.
AHEADD, the
Pittsburgh-based organization, recently opened offices in Dallas,
Washington and Albany, New York. It charges between $4,200 and $5,700
per semester for help with all aspects of college life.
"We start with academics," says founder
Carolyn Komich Hare. "If our students don't do well academically then
they're not around to deal with the big issues."
New
book on AS living experience : http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~alistair/survival/
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The following information is from
Parents Helping
Parents...
http://www.php.com
Download the Transition Checklist
This is a comprehensive list of resources with an explanation
of the service, documents needed to apply, age to apply, overview of
services and other general information. Download the checklist.
http://www.php.com/sites/default/files/transition_Checklist_REV4.pdf
Private Health Insurance May Be Available Through Your Employer
- Continued through Adulthood Check with your employer for a
Disabled Dependent Waiver. Not all employers provide this but many do
for both health and dental coverage.
Mental Health Services for Adults with Developmental
Disabilities
Call 1-800-704-0900
- Make sure you have your son/daughter's Social Security Number
and Date of Birth. They will verify the Medi-Cal status.
- If you have private insurance, you must first receive a
denial of services from them.
Life Planning
Public Benefits
http://www.php.com/sites/default/files/transition_Checklist_REV4.pdf
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