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Discover How Project SEARCH Opens Doors to Employment

Project SEARCH is a transition-to-work program for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities that is available throughout the United States. The program, developed at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, is unique...

Teaching Self-Advocacy: Essential Skills for Every Stage of Childhood

Empower your child to take charge of their future by teaching self-advocacy skills. Learn practical tips for nurturing independence, confidence, and decision-making at every stage of childhood. Watch the Video

The Parts, Pieces, And Timeline of Transitioning Into Adulthood

Adulthood is a challenge for anybody. Each of us moves toward a level of independence we didn’t previously have and is expected to be more responsible than at any other...

Preparing Your Child for School: Five Essential Skills to Practice

WATCH NOW In this video, Jennifer Hartman, an intervention specialist at Leetonia Schools, shares essential skills that can help prepare young children for school. Learn practical tips on task completion,...

iCan Shine Bike Camp Teaches Individuals to Ride a Two-Wheel Bicycle

WATCH NOW I Can Shine is an international nonprofit organization. We collaborate with local organizations and individuals, our program ‘hosts’, to conduct approximately 100 five-day ‘iCan’ programs in 35 States...

Summer Goals and Fun!

While summer represents a time for fun, it can also unearth challenges. Sometimes, togetherness is not always blissful, boredom can lead to destructive behaviors and a break from learning can...

Does Your Teen Struggle with Executive Function?

5 Executive Function Tips Are you seeing that your teen consistently struggles in the same areas: task initiation, time management, prioritization, and organization? Like any other subject in school, these...

Different Strokes: Using ABA to Teach Children Skills

Many years ago, professionals assumed that children with significant developmental disabilities were incapable of learning. As a result of extensive research and practical experience, we now understand that is not...

Independence and Self-Advocacy

Independence and Self-Advocacy Many years ago, I read a book by Jennie McCarthy. It was about her son and his journey with autism. Throughout the book, she referenced that her...

Using Tech to Help Develop Self-Advocacy Skills

Developing Self-Advocacy Skills with Tech The pencils, notebooks, paper, and backpacks have all been purchased. The first day excitement has come and gone, and maybe (fingers crossed), your child is...