ADHD and Me: How to Talk About Your Strengths
A tool to help youth with ADHD discover, appreciate and talk about their many strengths.
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Discussing Accommodations With Your Professor
Even if you set up your accommodations through your Disability Services Office at your college, you should talk to your professor or instructor about your accommodations and your disability.
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Disclosing in the Workplace: Strategies and Tips
You are entitled to accommodations in the workplace if you have a documented disability. This includes learning disabilities and mental health challenges.
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College Transition Checklist
High school juniors and seniors with learning differences and/or mental health challenges should use this College Transition Checklist to prepare for applying to and attending college.
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Fear Of Never Moving Out: Five Ways Parents Can Encourage Young Adults’ Career Success
You’re all set to turn your recent grad’s bedroom into a home office and get your laptop off the kitchen table, but there’s no sign that she and her Coachella posters are in a hurry to move out. Or, maybe your late-twenties son is back home after a job layoff and spends more time on video games than his resume. These conditions are ripe for what I call FONMO: Fear of never moving out. Read more ›
Launching Late: How to Help Your Child with Failure to Launch
“Failure to launch” has been used recently to describe grown children who, for one reason or another, aren’t willing or able to leave their family home to pursue their own goals, lead independent lives and become self-sufficient. Read more ›
Books About Autism & Neurodiversity for Parents, Young Adults, Teens & Kids
The following selection of books includes resources for parents, young adults, kids, teens and tweens. Read more ›
3 Early Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Many children on the autism spectrum may show developmental differences during their infant and toddlers years, especially in social and language skills. Read more ›
American Library Association Recognizes Books for Their Portrayal of the Disability Experience
The American Library Association (ALA) announced the winners of the 2023 Schneider Family Book Awards.
5 Ways to Help a Child With Autism Learn Social Skills
Of course no parent likes to watch a child struggle in any scenario. For parents of children with autism, that struggle often takes place in social situations — in a classroom, on a playground or during a simple conversation. Read more ›
