by Beth Felsen | Mar 23, 2021 | Coaching 101, Life Transitions, Resources
Friendship: A Handbook Part 4 How to Create Lasting and Authentic Friendships for Young Adults with Autism Congratulations! You have succeeded in finding good sources of friends (Part 1), you have identified a few people who might be great candidates for friendship by...
by Beth Felsen | Mar 17, 2021 | College Readiness, Life Transitions, Resources
Friendship: A Handbook Part 3 Tips to Build Friendships for Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum At the end of Part 2 of the Friendship Handbook, I introduced the idea of moving your interactions with a potential friend out of the original “location” of your initial...
by Beth Felsen | Mar 9, 2021 | Blog Post, Life Transitions, Resources
Friendship: A Handbook, Part 2 Trading Information to Turn Acquaintances into Friends for Young Adults with Autism In Part 1 of the Friendship Handbook, I talked about the importance of having good friends and provided tips for finding good sources of potential...
by Beth Felsen | Feb 26, 2021 | College Readiness, Life Transitions, Resources
Friendship: A Handbook, Part 1 “Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” – C.S. Lewis I love this C.S. Lewis quote because it implies an aspect of the “friendship formula” many people take for...
by Beth Felsen | Feb 15, 2021 | College Readiness, Life Transitions
Whether by design (living in a college dorm or summer camp), or necessity (needing help with the rent), chances are you’ll have to deal with a roommate or two at some point in your lifetime. Managing roommate relationships can be hard, especially for individuals with...
by Beth Felsen | Feb 15, 2021 | Coaching 101, College Readiness, Life Transitions
The Panicked Phone Call I often receive calls from parents trying to help their autistic young adults get back on their feet after failing out of college. While the specifics may be different, then general pattern is the same: the student had a successful high school...
