Services

Consultation Services 

Initial Consultation to provide background information and recommendations for transition planning. This one-hour session will form the foundation for identifying life skills that need to be established or developed. Clients and family members will have the opportunity to enhance life skills such as academics, social communication, personal safety, employment preparedness and other needs.

Employment Preparedness Sessions

Employment Preparedness Sessions cover the following topics to help clients get hired and keep a job.

  • Writing workshop – cover letter and resume writing or editing

  • Mock interviews

  • Navigating online employment profiles, such as LinkedIn

  • Making decisions regarding disclosure and self-advocacy

  • Professional behavior in the workplace – understanding expectations

  • Co-worker relationships

  • Networking - what it is and how to do it

  • Eating etiquette

  • Establishing a reputation

  • Financial management

College Readiness Sessions

College Readiness Sessions cover a wide variety of topics to help prepare clients for success.

Academics

  • Getting to class

  • Self-advocacy

  • Classroom etiquette

  • Active listening

  • Stimming

  • Reading comprehension

  • Note taking and accessing materials to prepare for exams

  • Completing and submitting work

  • Accepting constructive criticism

Independent living

  • Making decisions

  • Expressing interests

  • Accessing help

  • Getting off my parents’ couch

  • Managing time

  • Dietary needs and restrictions

  • Landlords verses parents

  • College life

  • Medication management

  • Transportation

Social communication

  • Accessing opportunities

  • Planning for outings

  • Becoming involved in community-based organizations

  • Enjoying the company of others

  • Seeking out friendships

  • Interest inventory

  • Etiquette in various environments

  • Overcoming obstacles to socialization

  • Social communication

  • What is the purpose of small talk?

  • Networking

Personal safety

  • Recognizing when you are being taken advantage of by others

  • Safety 101 - actual street smarts

  • Recognizing personal illness

  • What constitutes an emergency?

  • Transportation options

Sexuality/diversity

  • Understanding personal values

  • Sex 101 - STDs and preventing pregnancy

  • Respecting others

  • Understanding the difference between acquaintances and friends

  • Understanding differences between friends and intimate relationships

Stress management

  • Recognizing personal symptoms of stress

  • Stress reducing activities

  • Mental health management

  • What is a crisis?

  • Physical health

  • Accepting help from others

  • Responding to competitive environments

Personal insight

  • Goal setting and a plan to reach those goals

  • Choosing a field of study

  • Seeking out new and challenging experiences

  • Resilience and flexibility

  • Dealing with change

  • Personal responsibility

  • Understanding and accepting the diagnosis of ASD

Financial management

  • What is a checkbook?

  • Memorizing important information

  • Gains and losses

  • Wants verses needs

  • General budgeting

  • Savings

Seminars for Companies and University Leaders

Reaching Spectrum Heights offers seminars for companies and university leaders on the topics listed below.

  • Employment preparedness for college graduates with ASD

  • Employers seeking employees with neurodiverse abilities

  • How to support college students with ASD

  • ASD support program development for colleges

  • Preparation for college or employment with parents of adescents with ASD

Virtual Parent Support Sessions

Our Virtual Parent Support Sessions offer guidance and support for parents of children with ASD. These sessions include:

  • Summer planning

  • Academic advising

  • Managing finances

  • Understanding social communication

  • The purpose of community and friendships

  • Employment preparedness skills

  • Spiritual health

  • Mental health

  • Physical health and wellness

  • Navigating intimate relationships

Register by emailing bianca@reachingspectrumheights.com!

Virtual Adult Support Group

Be there for each other at our Virtual Adult Support Group for adults on the autism spectrum.

Register by emailing jeremy@reachingspectrumheights.com!

Reaching Spectrum Heights has a partnership with the Organization for Autism Research, and utilizes their resources.

For more information on the Organization for Autism Research, click here.