College Life

Knowing What We Don't Know

Miscommunication.

We’re all guilty of it. Believing what we’ve said is perfectly clear and then learning that a family member misunderstood.

Expectations and Best Days

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By Dan and Julie Coulter

What’s your best day ever? We had one of our best days recently when our son, Drew, graduated from college. It’s hard to describe just how big a deal this is for our family. Both of us went to college, and from the time we planned to have kids, we assumed they’d go to college, too.

Autism Spectrum Disorders and Choosing College Courses

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We just took our son, Drew, who has Asperger Syndrome, back to college for his senior year. Time has really flown. It's hard to believe he'll graduate next spring. Preparing to take him back to school this year was easier than getting him ready to go his freshman year.

Teaching What Matters

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Wouldn't the world be a better place if our kids hung on our every word? If they worshiped our wisdom and lived to do everything we told them to do?

First Year of College: Lessons Learned

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My husband and I began a new phase in life last fall as our son left home to attend college. After struggling with ADD and Asperger Syndrome through special education programs in a mainstream environment for 13 years, he had graduated from high school successfully.