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Tag: autism

Sarah Johnston-Rodriguez’s retirement leaves ‘think backward’ mantra to grads

August 12, 2020 Mark McGowan enewsletter, SEED

Once Sarah Johnston-Rodriguez dismissed her early notions to become a ballerina or an archaeologist, she turned her attention to nuclear physics. “I used to have a lab in our basement and blow things up,” Johnston-Rodriguez says. “But I had a career counselor

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Community Learning Series will explore ‘transitions’ to adulthood for students on autism spectrum

March 23, 2018 Mark McGowan Alumni eNewsletter, enewsletter, SEED

During the first 21 years of their lives, individuals with autism are offered critical support services through their local public schools. By law, those services must include “transition” planning that begins when the students turn 14½, providing nearly seven years of preparation

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