Day School & Transition Services Serving Students Age 5-22
August 25, 2016
As parents we all worry about our child(ren) getting lost, wandering off or just getting into some sort of predicament. The concern is felt even more so by parents of special needs children such as...
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August 5, 2016
With summer quickly drawing to a close many families are focusing on stocking up on needed school supplies or possibly a new outfit or two. Still others may be trying to fit in one last...
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August 4, 2016
No one likes change. Change can be hard. There is no group that struggles with change more than children who are on the spectrum. Add to that change from the relaxing, lazy days of summer...
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July 26, 2016
Leaving high school and navigating through the social, emotional and educational maze known as college is complicated for everyone. But if you’re a student on the autism spectrum who is about to enter higher education...
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July 19, 2016
Summer is one of the only times of year that I seem to get to catch up on all the wonderful books that may help organize my life as a mom of a special needs...
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July 12, 2016
Believe it or not, all of us do some form of self stimulation throughout the course of the day whether it is tapping a pencil, chewing on nails, cracking knuckles, twirling hair during a movie...
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July 5, 2016
Summer is in full swing and the kids are probably out of school and in camp or daily activities. Wouldn’t now be a great time to take a much needed break? Why is giving yourself...
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June 28, 2016
Here at Milestones we work toward building social skills and nurturing the ability to take another person’s perspective and see their point of view. This skill is not an easy one to understand or acquire...
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June 21, 2016
He was there one minute and gone the next. You have looked everywhere and no one has seen your child. What do you do? Where do you start? Have you prepared for this moment? It...
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June 14, 2016
When a child is struggling in school there is a formal process that can find out what the problem is and how to best make accommodations, both in the classroom and out, to deal with...
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