Planning for the Future is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of adult services and community participation. In Planning for the Future, for this course, the practical stakes show up in better alignment between intervention and the family context in which it must survive, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Profound Autism Summit
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Join Free →Developing a housing strategy (Cathy Boyle): Developing and executing a housing strategy doesn't happen overnight; it's a 5-10 year process that requires cobbling together an array of public benefits and personal resources.You'll need the support of a village to pull it off, because, let's face it, Mom and Dad living forever isn't a plan. Independence and Adulthood in Profound Autism: Strategies and Insights For a Fulfilling Life (Susan Senator): We all want to see our kids grow up to be independent, thriving adults. This goal is the same for the profoundly autistic. What do independence and fulfillment look like for our adult autistic loved ones? How do we get our heads around it, plan, and feel good about their adult lives, given the challenges and struggles?
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Cathy Boyle is the president of Autism Housing Pathways. She served for over a decade as a commissioner of the Winchester (Massachusetts) Housing Authority and the Winchester Housing Partnership Board. Cathy has completed over 60 hours of housing counseling training through HUD-approved intermediaries. She is a former Foreign Service Officer and a graduate of Dartmouth College. She holds a certificate of graduate studies from UMASS Boston in adapting curriculum and a certificate in ADRC (Aging and Disability Resource Centers) Options Counseling from the Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research at Boston University’s School of Social Work.
Dig into the research behind this topic — plain-English summaries written for BCBAs.
280 research articles with practitioner takeaways
279 research articles with practitioner takeaways
258 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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