Guest guest Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 You could probably also help younger kids who have the same difficulty with time management, organization, etc. I know that our 11 year old 5th grader with aspergers has difficulty remembering assignments, tests dates, etc. We are working with him on these issues and hopefully we will be able to get him in a routine to where it is not as difficult to remember these things hi group! I am a mom of a sophmore with Asperger's and have been very concerned about the transition from high school to college. I also recently have been hired by a mom of a college student with Aspergers who is extremely bright but was failing because he couldn't keep track of assignments, due dates, etc. I help him with the organizational piece of his college life. I am thinking of branching out into this as a side business (I have a master's in special ed) but am wondering if there's a general need. Just wanted an opinion of older kids possibly facing this stage in life. (I am not job seeking here - I made sure not to post to a local support group. Just trying to see if I am the only mom and professional seeing this as an unaddressed issue). I know when my son goes to college in a couple of years he will still need support but probably won't want his mom to give it to him. I know some colleges are starting to offer support for Aspergers but not many. I would love to hear input. Thanks so much! -- Hutchins Director & Corporate Risk Manager Texas Autism, Inc. South Texas Region (voicemail Only) www.southtexasautism.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 My son is 12 and also needs help with organizational skills. He has support at school through the SCORES program. Teaching him how to use his agenda to keep track of assignments is essential. However, as assignments are more complicated lengthy projects, he could benefit from learning time management skills as well. I'm certain he'll need help throughout college and would imagine many of our special kiddos would. Carol, where are you locate?Maggie To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 8:11 AM Subject: Re: college age You could probably also help younger kids who have the same difficulty with time management, organization, etc. I know that our 11 year old 5th grader with aspergers has difficulty remembering assignments, tests dates, etc. We are working with him on these issues and hopefully we will be able to get him in a routine to where it is not as difficult to remember these things hi group! I am a mom of a sophmore with Asperger's and have been very concerned about the transition from high school to college. I also recently have been hired by a mom of a college student with Aspergers who is extremely bright but was failing because he couldn't keep track of assignments, due dates, etc. I help him with the organizational piece of his college life. I am thinking of branching out into this as a side business (I have a master's in special ed) but am wondering if there's a general need. Just wanted an opinion of older kids possibly facing this stage in life. (I am not job seeking here - I made sure not to post to a local support group. Just trying to see if I am the only mom and professional seeing this as an unaddressed issue). I know when my son goes to college in a couple of years he will still need support but probably won't want his mom to give it to him. I know some colleges are starting to offer support for Aspergers but not many. I would love to hear input. Thanks so much! -- Hutchins Director & Corporate Risk Manager Texas Autism, Inc. South Texas Region (voicemail Only) www.southtexasautism.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Maggie, I am in just north of Dallas. Thanks for your input. I can tell you from my own experience it gets more challenging as they get older. For some reason, instructors/educators feel like they should be more able to be organized as they get older almost like they out grow these characteristics. In fact, it gets more challenging because in the high school years, teachers expect more indpendence. Very frustrating. > > > > > >hi group! I am a mom of a sophmore with Asperger's and have been very concerned about the transition from high school to college. I also recently have been hired by a mom of a college student with Aspergers who is extremely bright but was failing because he couldn't keep track of assignments, due dates, etc. I help him with the organizational piece of his college life. I am thinking of branching out into this as a side business (I have a master's in special ed) but am wondering if there's a general need. Just wanted an opinion of older kids possibly facing this stage in life. (I am not job seeking here - I made sure not to post to a local support group. Just trying to see if I am the only mom and professional seeing this as an unaddressed issue). I know when my son goes to college in a couple of years he will still need support but probably won't want his mom to give it to him. I know some colleges are starting to offer support for Aspergers > but not many. > > > >I would love to hear input. Thanks so much! > > > > > > > -- > > Hutchins > Director & Corporate Risk Manager > > Texas Autism, Inc. > South Texas Region > (voicemail Only) > www.southtexasautism.org > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 , there's nothing wrong with advertising on here as long as you don't overdo it. I wish more service providers would let us know what they can do for us. Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 , there's nothing wrong with advertising on here as long as you don't overdo it. I wish more service providers would let us know what they can do for us. Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Marilyn:I was not intentionally trying to advertise. That is the signature on my e-mail, which I did not even realize was on my replies, because it was not posting it directly under my content. I guess that is a Gmail thing! LOL , there's nothing wrong with advertising on here as long as you don't overdo it. I wish more service providers would let us know what they can do for us. Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Hey , No, I was saying that because you said in your first post that you weren’t advertising and I wanted to let you know that there was nothing wrong with advertising, even if you were. Did that make sense? I’m getting confused! LOL It’s all good. Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Hi- I think there is a great need for the type of support you are describing. In addition to being a Certified Relationship Development Intervention (RdI) Consultant, I am also a Professional Certified Coach. I took an excellent course on coaching high school and college students with ADHD from JST Coaching....Jodi Sleeper-Triplett. Most of the material was related to Executive Functioning and would apply to individuals on the spectrum. You might want to check it out. Expensive, but lots of good stuff, including basic coaching techniques. The downside to all this is there is little funding for families. I currently am coaching college and high school students with ADHD and/or Asperger's in addition to my RDI practice. Also, I have just finished The Nurtured Heart Approach to coaching parents and teachers of children with very challenging behavior. The results of this Approach are astounding. Dema Stout, MA San www.synergycoach.com Sent from my iPad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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