School-Related Issues

Part of the challenge for students with ADHD is managing the steps and focus needed in doing homework and long-term projects. For some students on the Autism Spectrum (and with an ADHD diagnosis as well), a strategy of decreasing stimulus as well as using managed stimulus can help with concentration

Executive Functioning Skills (EF Skills) are the skills we use to decide what to do (and what not to do), how to organize steps in a process, how to manage stumbling blocks, how to monitor progress, and how to evaluate what occurred in the past to connect to our future. There are different models

What do we think of when we talk about self discipline? What does it mean when a student is a go-getter or a self-starter? How does someone build skills to be independent? A critical set of skills are Executive Functioning Skills. Check out our list below: Response inhibition--The capacity to stop

Each school year, parents and their Autistic children applying to college navigate the process of registering and participating in the ACT. There are a few specifics related to this for those on the Autism Spectrum that we're excited to share to smooth out the process. Accommodations and Process to