Spectrum Transition Coaching Blog
Stories, lessons and tips from my coaching practice
All About Jobs! Neurodiverse Job Resources and Hiring Programs
Looking for a job can be a complicated process. From crafting your resume to finding opportunities through interviewing, negotiating and accepting a role, it requires both strategic and emotional skills. Looking for a job also requires a big dose of resilience to...
Upcoming Webinar: Leveraging LinkedIn: A How-To Guide for Neurodiverse Jobseekers
Leveraging LinkedIn: A How-To Guide for Neurodiverse Jobseekers We've all heard the horror stories about applying for hundreds of jobs online with few or zero responses. Searching for a job can be an exhausting process and it's hard to keep your spirits up in the face...
How to Use Social Connections to Find Meaningful Work: Guest Post by Michelle Markman
Guest Post by Michelle Markman Have you ever considered that you might have connections at companies you may be interested in working for? Do you feel like you lack a network but do have friends, acquaintances, parents, siblings and relatives who are employed and...
Celebrating the strengths and challenges of autism
Now that it's officially April, you may be seeing more articles and headlines about autism - April is Autism Acceptance Month. The Autism Society first held National Autism Awareness month in 1970 and the UN General Assembly designated April 2 as World Autism...
Upcoming Webinar: Social Skills Coaching — A Model That Actually Works
Social skills for neurodivergent Gen Zers and their parents Join us for an interactive conversation about teaching your family the most valuable skills they can ever learn: how to have healthy relationships with others, as well as with yourself. Social skills are...
Past Blog Posts
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Revisiting our Friendship Handbook – A Guide for Autistic Young Adults to Develop Friendships
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Building Your Team (Part 4) – IEP Transition Services by Frances Shefter
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Building Your Team (Part 2) – Working toward independence in autistic teens and young adults by Gabriele Nicolet
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Building Your Team (Part 3) – They Won’t Be In School Forever by Eric Jorgensen
The transition from...
Building Your Team (Part 1) – Supporting your Young Adult with Autism
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Setting Goals that Stick + Free Download
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Less loneliness and more community? Yes, please!
Less loneliness and...
Demystifying Disability Law
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Spectrum Transition Coaching Holiday Gift Guide
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How to Handshake – Learn how Handshake can help you land a job or internship
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How can I get my young adult to agree to coaching?
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The College Transition: Part 3 – What disability offices wish you knew
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Featured Resources
- thearcofnova.org/programs/transition The ARC of NOVA
- fairfaxcounty.gov/community-services-board/ Fairfax County
- aane.org Aspergers / Autism Network
- asnv.org The Autism Society of Northern Virginia
- ds.gmu.edu/mason-autism-support-initiative George Mason Autism Support Initiative
- collegesteps.org College Steps