This Nest Support Project workshop explores adolescence, sexuality and gender. Autistic advocate and licensed mental health counselor, Honey Schneider, discusses the necessary building blocks to engage your child in healthy and meaningful discussions about sexuality, consent, and boundaries.

Nest Support Project's Instructional Support Specialist, Yalda Heshmati, discusses how the Nest Program defines and seeks to understand behavior, as well as how to use connection and co-regulation to support success.

Dr. Michelle Lee and Nest Support Project's Instructional Support Specialist, Yalda Heshmati, introduce the idea of co-regulation. The speakers provide examples of what this looks like at school, as well as identifying strategies for co-regulation at home.

Dr. Michelle Lee and Nest Support Project's Instructional Support Specialist, Yalda Heshmati, identify why routines are helpful for individuals and families. The speakers also explore ways to establish routines at home, as well as sharing methods to provide supports when routines change.

Dr. Michelle Lee and Nest Family Panelists discuss building resiliency during challenging times and strategies to promote healing, increasing independence and restoring our child or teen’s self confidence.

Presentation by Benny Reyes, a Nest Program graduate and college student pursuing Occupational Therapy. He is joined by his father and social worker to discuss his journey in the Nest Program and beyond.

What to expect in this period of important social, personality, and academic change for young people on the autism spectrum.

What to expect in this period of important social, personality, and academic change for young people on the autism spectrum.

How psychopharmacology is sometimes used in the treatment of core features of autism and associated conditions.

How to recognize and understand anxious patterns among children and adolescents with ASD, plus effective treatment options to effectively reduce anxiety at home.

What are the challenges of the adolescent social world, and how do we harness the power of strengths and interests to motivate social engagement.

Understanding and supporting the feelings and social challenges for people on the autism spectrum in the area of sexuality and intimate relationships.

Advice and suggestions from Jesse's personal experience, on supporting life after high school, when increased independence is required.

The latest information about the middle school social therapeutic intervention, Perspectives Lab

Tips on helping your teenager reach out to friends to make plans for activities outside of school

Helpful insight on the experience of being a woman with ASD, with advice for families to understand and empower their daughters on the autism spectrum

Four autistic self-advocates reflect on their experience growing up autistic, with advice for families about understanding and supporting children's needs

How to actively create a home environment and a relational style can help reduce anxiety at home and foster growth and development

Learn how to give language to difficult moments and help children understand how they perceive the world differently