See Your Loved One’s Strengths
How to help family members see your loved one’s strengths The holidays are approaching, and for many families, this will be the first time in over two years they’ve been...
How to help family members see your loved one’s strengths The holidays are approaching, and for many families, this will be the first time in over two years they’ve been...
Help your loved one progress As families, we are always looking for the ‘big win,’ but they are hard to come by. And to feel like we are making progress,...
Visual supports in the home a key to maintaining one’s day to day living. When it comes to providing aid and assistance to someone, neurotypical humans use visuals more than...
Eric Goll is a family member and family coach who is on a mission to support 100,000 people with a developmental disability and their family to create an Awesome ‘Ordinary’...
“Yes, Elizabeth, you can have some more cookies.” I said that exact statement yesterday and, in turn, received a look from her that said…Ok, that is not how this usually...
Money Fun As a new year begins, people everywhere are setting goals or resolutions to be better at something. Many times resolutions include taking better care of oneself, spending more...
Independence and Self-Advocacy Many years ago there was a book that I read by Jennie McCarthy. It was about her son and his journey with autism. Throughout the book, she...
Kim share some tips on packing for a trip Kim Martinez, an advisor for Stand Up for Independence on the “Treasure Coast” of Florida, takes 15 young adults in a...
The handsome young man on our cover, Clayton Pelkey, started college this fall at a small college in Florida Keys. He quickly had to learn how to adjust to a...
College Bound: A Journey to Independence Our son, Clayton, started college this fall along with three of his closest friends. Originally, we planned to create a supported living residence for...