The loving push: How parents and professionals can help spectrum kids become successful adults

The loving push offers "eight life stories told by people on the autism spectrum, including chapters on subjects such as how to get kids off their computers, how to build on their strengths and get back to caring about their lives, and how to find a path to a successful, meaningful life." -publisher

Written by author, autism advocate, and animal science professor Dr. Temple Grandin and psychologist and autism specialist Dr. Debra Moore.

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Asperger's teens: Understanding high school for students on the autism spectrum

"Asperger's teens: Understanding high school for students on the autism spectrum provides high school students with Asperger s strategies that they can use to help themselves feel more comfortable in school, find friends and get along with peers, work productively with their teachers, and move toward greater independence." -publisher

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House to Home

Autism Speaks is working on a project to empower adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder to move out of their family home and live as independently as possible, while remaining connected to the larger community. They are inviting people from around the world to submit innovative, breakthrough ideas in the following three home and residential support solutions:

• For individuals who require 24/7 support
• For individuals who require daily support
• For individuals who require weekly support

The best solution in each of these categories will receive a $50,000 USD prize. The total prize purse is $150,000 USD.

You may visit the Autism Speaks House to Home Prize challenge page to find out more and to register as an innovator. No entry fee is required. Last date for submission is March 1, 2016.

Go to: https://herox.com/HouseToHomePrize

Increasing Independence in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Looking for ways to increase the independence of adults on the autism spectrum? The Indiana Resource Center for Autism has posted an article that can help. It begins:
"As adults, we all need to be able to carry out tasks independently whether this is in the area of work, college, daily living skills or leisure activities. This is no different for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). ‘To Do’ Lists (also known as Work Systems) have been shown to increase on task behavior, number of tasks completed and reduce instructor prompts required for both children and adults with ASD (Hume &Odom, 2007; Hume et al., 2009)."

To read the entire article, please visit:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/increasing-independence-in-adults

The autism playbook for teens

The autism playbook for teens: Imagination-based mindfulness activities to calm yourself, build independence, & connect with others offers a strengths-based approach to help teens with autism spectrum develop social skills, strengthen communication, and thrive. The activities contained in each chapter are custom-designed to work with the unique perspectives, sensory processing, neurological strengths and challenges that teens with autism bring to their encounters with the social world.

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Dear Diana: Diana's guide to independent living for adolescents and young adults...

Dear Diana: Diana's Guide to Independent Living For Adolescents and Young Adults With Different Learning Styles and Special Needs is a guide for living an independent and meaningful life from a young woman who attended a transitional program in Arizona. It's an outgrowth of a series of emails she sent to relatives and friends about her life and the skills she was learning in the program and was expanded into a helpful collection of advice and support on daily living skills.

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Structured work systems

Want to learn more about using structured work systems? Building independence: How to create and use structured work systems can help. With color photos and case examples, this book is a guide to help you create and assess the visual information that helps employees on the spectrum get their work done correctly and independently.

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Create and Use Structured Work Systems

Supporting an individual with ASD or a related disorder at work? Building independence: How to create and use structured work systems can help you build the visual tools that are sometimes needed to ensure that people on the spectrum work independently. These tools can show an employee "what work needs to be done, how much works needs to be done, when the work is completed and what will happen next." Chock full of colorful photos and examples, this book may be just what you're looking for!

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A Full Life with Autism

Wondering what will happen to your children on the spectrum when they reach adulthood? A Full Life with Autism is a guide for helping them lead meaningful and independent lives as they reach adulthood. In the next five years, hundreds of thousands of children with ASD will reach adulthood, and while diagnosis and treatment for children has improved in recent years, parents still wonder about their ability to live independently.

Autism expert Chantal Sicile-Kira and her son Jeremy offer real solutions to a host of difficult questions, including how young adults of different abilities and their parents can:
    *navigate this new economy where adult service resources are scarce
    *cope with the difficulties of living apart from the nuclear family
    *find, and keep a job that provides meaning, stability and an income
    *create and sustain fulfilling relationships

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