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Transition Programs and Gap Year Programs for Young Adults

Ideas and Tips for Families of Teens at Risk Transition and Gap Year Programs: Strategies for Parents

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If your son or daughter is a young adult but, for whatever developmental or emotional reasons, not quite ready for independent living, a Young Adult Transition Program or Gap Year program to help him learn independent living skills may be just what you are looking for.

You will find a host of programs, schools, and educational consultants listed here who can help you find the right Young Adult Transition Program for your almost adult child!

National

Non-Profit Organization -- Special Kids Fund, charity alliance of social service organizations, hospitals, camps, schools caring for dev. disabled children and at-risk youth

ADD Coach Services -- for families, parents, organizations. Email and phone consultation available

Bodin Associates--School Placement, Advocacy and Consulting, for older teens and young adults in programs and schools thoughout the US and abroad


Campus Selection--, educational guidance service that assists students with ADHD, LD, Drug/Alcohol Dependency, Behavior/Emotional issues to find the right program

College Living Experience (CLE)-- post-secondary programs provides intensive assistance to college students with special needs at campuses across the U.S.



College Internship Program(CIP)-- post-secondary, academic, internship and independent living for young adults with LD and Aspergers Syndrome



Educational Advocacy Coaching, for parents and kids / teens with special needs and life challenges.

Emerge College Success Program, integrates life coaching and student support services into each student's transition to college.

La Jolla, CA and Cleveland, OH --Educational Options, LLC, helps families find the right boarding school or program for their LD child or troubled teen

Educational Options, LLC (in MA) -- help find the right programs and schools for older teens and young adults seeking gap year or transition programs

Ed101, Inc. -- educational consultants specializing in vocational, non-traditional and at-risk program needs for families, schools, and international organizations

The Gersh Experience in conjunction with Daemon College -- customized college program for young adults with Learning Disabilities



The Goldberg Center for Educational Planning -- school placement, Educational Consulting, and Advocacy, for students with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, and other Learning Disabilities

Horizon Family Solutions -- school and transition program placement and counseling for at risk teens and their families

Imy Wax, Educational Consultant-- provides school placement and special program placement for students with special educational needs

Life Development Institute -- innovative experiential learning and a practical, supportive transition process to adult living

Lindy Kahn Associates, Inc., -- Educational Consultation and Placement Options for College and Special Needs Students

Love-Tough Parent Coaching -- parent coaching for parents of struggling Jewish teens. Phone coaching available

Mason Associates , School placement and educational consulting for children and teens with special needs

Options for College Success, is a supervised college program, located in Evanston, Illinois, for young adults between 18 - 30 with learning disabilities

School Finders--referrals to private schools and programs for troubled teens and young adults

Spectrum College Transition Program--residential, post-secondary program for young men with Executive Function Deficits, Asperger's Syndrome and High Functioning Autism,

Therapeutic Educational Consulting-- assessing and school and transition program placement for struggling teens and young adults

The Total TransformationŽ Program-- A guided training program to help parents manage challenging behaviors in children and teens.


The Weinfeld Education Group, runs a special transition placement program / gap year program for young adults

State and Regional Listings

Arizona

Glendale -- Life Development Institute, -- innovative experiential learning and a practical, supportive transition process to adult living

Scottsdale--Spectrum College Transition Program, residential, post-secondary program for young men with Executive Function Deficits, Asperger's Syndrome and High Functioning Autism,

California

Statewide, Regional and Local Services

Berkeley -- College Internship Program (CIP), Comprehensive College and Careers for Asperger's and Learning Differences

La Jolla --Educational Options, LLC, offers school placement nationwide for at risk teens and for young adults with special needs

Los Angeles --Of One Mind, Outpatient treatment and counseling for addicted and/or troubled teens and young adults and their families; provides a comprehensive program of academic services tailored to the specific needs of each student


Los Altos, Lafayette, Santa Monica--School Placement, Advocacy and Consulting, for at-risk kids in programs and schools thoughout the US and abroad

South Pasadena--services that help young adults transition from dependence to independence

Pasadena and Los Angeles--Dr. Susan Gamble, Psychologist, assessment of Learning Disabilities, ADHD and psychological disabilities in Children, Adolescents and Adults

Colorado

Denver--Lifelong Adult Education Services does educational assessments, lifeskills therapy and life and vocational coaching for adults

Connecticut

Durham--special education advocate Julie Swanson advocates on behalf of young adults with disabilities

Stamford -- ADD Coach Services, for families, parents, organizations. Email and phone consultation available

Washington--The Glenholme School, boarding school for students with special needs, specializing in: Aspergers, ADHD, emotional, behavioral and learning disabilities

West Hartford--The Goldberg Center for Educational Planning -- school placement, Educational Consulting, and Advocacy, for students and young adults with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, at risk issues and other Learning Disabilities

Statewide--Southeast Advocates -- special education advocacy family and school support and coaching serving Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Florida

Brevard -- College Internship Program (CIP), Comprehensive College and Careers for Asperger's and Learning Differences

Miami,-- Educational Advocacy Coaching, for parents and kids / teens with special needs and life challenges.

Idaho

Bonners Ferry and Coeur D'Alene -- Echo Springs Transition Study Center , residential mentoring and transition / study program for young adults

Boise, Emerge College Success Program integrates life coaching and student support services into each student's transition to college.

Illinois

Deerfield and Chicago area -- Imy Wax, Educational Consultant, school placement and special program placement for students with special educational needs

Evanston -- Options for College Success is a supervised college program for young adults 18-30 with learning disabilities

Wilmette --Learning Disabilities Services , assesssment and help for teens with LD and ADD/ ADHD, plus educational, career, and college counseling

Indiana

Bloomington -- College Internship Program (CIP), Comprehensive College and Careers for Asperger's and Learning Differences

Kansas

Lawrence --Life Enrichment Center, LLC , Help For Teens With ADD and/or Disordered Eating

Overland Park -- Ombudsman Programs for At Risk Teens, accredited, alternative learning option for middle school and high school students

Maine

Statewide--Southeast Advocates -- special education advocacy family and school support and coaching serving Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Maryland

Rockville --School Finders, LLC, finds the right school or program for your at risk teen

Kensingtion, with placements worldwide --School Placement for struggling teens,from anywhere in programs worldwide. Personally researched placements done with extreme care

Silver Spring, --Chesapeake ADHD Center of Maryland, coaching and counseling for at risk teens and young adults

Massachusetts

Statewide--Southeast Advocates -- special education advocacy family and school support and coaching serving Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Berkshire -- College Internship Program (CIP), Comprehensive College and Careers for Asperger's and Learning Differences

Ashburnham --Child Advocate , works with at-risk-teens who need special education services

Statewide --Mason Associates, school and program placement and consultation for teens and young adults

Newton --Educational Options, LLC, help find the right programs and schools for teens and young adults with learning disabilities

Braintree, Needham, Hingham--The Goldberg Center for Educational Planning -- school placement, Educational Consulting, and Advocacy, for students with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, at risk issues and other Learning Disabilities

New Hampshire

Statewide--Southeast Advocates -- special education advocacy family and school support and coaching serving Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut

New Mexico

Therapeutic Educational Consulting-- assessing and placing kids into therapeutic schools and programs.

New York

The Gersh Experience in conjunction with Daemon College -- customized college program for young adults with Learning Disabilities

New York City--The Goldberg Center for Educational Planning -- school placement, Educational Consulting, and Advocacy, for students with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, at risk issues and other Learning Disabilities

New York City--Nicholas Schwartz, MD--ADD specialty psychiatrist

Ohio

Cleveland --Educational Options, LLC, helps families find the right boarding school or program for their troubled teen.

Oregon

Statewide or Regional Services

Educational Connections, LLC --Find the right school or therapeutic program for your at-risk teen or special needs child in Oregon or nationwide

Bend --Bridges Academy, Boys-only therapeutic boarding school for struggling teens in Bend, Oregon

Bend -- Horizon Family Solutions, school placement and counseling for at risk teens, young adults, and their families

Pennslvania

Statewides services--Craig Becker, Esq.,special education attorney represents parents and students in special education and other disputes with public schools and private schools

Glenmoore-- The Camphill School, offers a pre-vocational transition program for young adults with intellectual disabilities who are between 18 and 21

Willow Grove --Teamworks, teaches kids with invisible challenges how to cope with their feelings and their families, and how to interview and look for work

Rhode Island

Statewide --Mason Associates, school and program placement and consultation for at risk teens and young adults

Statewide--Southeast Advocates -- special education advocacy family and school support and coaching serving Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Texas

Houston--Kahn Educational Group, LLC Educational Consultation and Placement Options for College and Special Needs Students

The Woodlands --Campus Selections, Educational guidance service that assists students with ADHD, LD, Drug/Alcohol Dependency, Behavior/Emotional issues to find the right program

Vermont

Statewide --Mason Associates, school and program placement and consultation for at risk teens

Ontario, Canada

Wellandport, Ontario --The Robert Land Academy, military-themed private boys' boarding school for underachieving boys and young men