Interviewed by host Lon Woodbury and co-host Liz McGhee on Parent Choices for Struggling Teens on L.A. Talk Radio, Dan Hanks, ME, Director of Northwest College Support, Coeur d'Alene Idaho discussed the topic of college success for Autistic Young Adults. He explained why even bright autistic young Adults often have trouble succeeding in college and outlined some of the interventions parents and professionals can do to help these young people be successful in college academics.
Lon Woodbury is the host of Parent Choices for Struggling Teens. He is the publisher of Woodbury Reports. He has helped adolescents in crisis since 1984. Co-hosting the show is Elizabeth McGhee, who is the Director of Admissions and Reference Relations at Sandhill Child Development Center. She has more than nineteen years of professional counseling and reference relations experience.
Biography of Dan Hanks
The founder of Northwest University Assistance, Dan Hanks, graduated from the University of Idaho and holds a master's degree in Education . He is also a certified School Psychologist. He serves as a School Psychologist at Northwest University. He primarily works with people with learning disabilities. These may be students on the autism spectrum, students with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder,or simply students having problem with a dependency on substance abuse.
The Challenges of Creating College Success for Autistic Young Adults
The main challenge for high-functioning autistic youngsters is not the scholastic work itself however the executive capabilities required to do the job. Exec abilities, Dan detailed, featured peripheral management skills like organization, time administration, and social abilities. He contrasted this potential of the brain to implement relevant jobs as similar to a conductor of a band coordinating the work of the different musicians. While autistic kids may have been good at examining specific subjects in high school, pupils at the university level were required to deal with deadlines and measure up to teacher expectations. Autistic students found this brand-new level of intricacy tough to understand.
One autistic pupil he worked with began college with straight A's but then started failing within three semesters. When working with Dan, this student discovered time management, self-organization abilities, and practical social capabilities. A specific technique proved especially practical: self-monitoring. After being videotaped doing his homework; he would check out the tapes and make progressive improvements based upon self-evaluations. Currently, he is working on getting an engineering degree, confirming that college success for autistic young adults is quite realistic with the proficient help of a specialist in autism.
Lon Woodbury is the host of Parent Choices for Struggling Teens. He is the publisher of Woodbury Reports. He has helped adolescents in crisis since 1984. Co-hosting the show is Elizabeth McGhee, who is the Director of Admissions and Reference Relations at Sandhill Child Development Center. She has more than nineteen years of professional counseling and reference relations experience.
Biography of Dan Hanks
The founder of Northwest University Assistance, Dan Hanks, graduated from the University of Idaho and holds a master's degree in Education . He is also a certified School Psychologist. He serves as a School Psychologist at Northwest University. He primarily works with people with learning disabilities. These may be students on the autism spectrum, students with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder,or simply students having problem with a dependency on substance abuse.
The Challenges of Creating College Success for Autistic Young Adults
The main challenge for high-functioning autistic youngsters is not the scholastic work itself however the executive capabilities required to do the job. Exec abilities, Dan detailed, featured peripheral management skills like organization, time administration, and social abilities. He contrasted this potential of the brain to implement relevant jobs as similar to a conductor of a band coordinating the work of the different musicians. While autistic kids may have been good at examining specific subjects in high school, pupils at the university level were required to deal with deadlines and measure up to teacher expectations. Autistic students found this brand-new level of intricacy tough to understand.
One autistic pupil he worked with began college with straight A's but then started failing within three semesters. When working with Dan, this student discovered time management, self-organization abilities, and practical social capabilities. A specific technique proved especially practical: self-monitoring. After being videotaped doing his homework; he would check out the tapes and make progressive improvements based upon self-evaluations. Currently, he is working on getting an engineering degree, confirming that college success for autistic young adults is quite realistic with the proficient help of a specialist in autism.
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Learn more about Lon Woodbury on Struggling Teens. He has recorded the entire interview on his weekly L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at any time.
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