CONTENTS
OCTOBER 2023 VOLUME 53 ISSUE 10
EMPLOYMENT & TRANSITION
- 12 COLLEGE IS POSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: THINK COLLEGE CAN HELP! By Meg Grigal, Ph.D.
COVER STORY
- 14 VIEWING THE WORLD – DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM By Matthew Kenslow
- 20 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME By Stacey Ledbetter
BELLA'S STORY I
- 22 MADE OF MILESTONES By Chris Aguilar
BELLA'S STORY II
- 25 A FUTURE I NEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE By Bella Aguilar
- 28 WHAT IS INCLUSIVE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES? By Jessica Bacon and Kathryn Leonard
- 32 LIFE TRANSITIONS By Jordan Jankus
- 35 GUIDING SECONDARY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TOWARD SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH By Jenn Adams
- 39 SUPPORTING FAMILIES TO FOCUS ON STUDENT SELFDETERMINATION By Lauren Agoratus, M.A.
- 42 SELF-ESTEEM, ACCOMPLISHMENT AND PURPOSE: MAKING COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT WORK By Arturo Cazares
EP SPECIAL SECTION • THRIVE AT SCHOOL
- 45 TIPS TO HELP YOUR CHILD THRIVE THIS YEAR IN SCHOOL Dr. Rebecca Jackson
- 48 CAN DYSLEXIA BE CURED? By Georgie Normand, M.A.
ON OUR COVER
Matthew Kenslow says "I believe that Autism has given me a different lens with which to view the world." Read his uplifting story and much more in our Annual Employment and Transition Issue. Coverage begins on page 12.