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2022 – A decade of (mostly) successes
It’s so hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Nicky began his non-traditional story. He’s going to be 30 years old in just a couple weeks! That’s impossible for us to believe – me, Cheryl, and my husband Alex, Nicky’s parents. The model and this story have remained relevant, families are still looking to…
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Nicky’s first party with friends!
From Facebook, by Cheryl Ryan Chan, June 9, 2016: Nicky is hosting his first party at his house. He has about 6 friends and their parents & staffers coming with them. I got 2 bouncy houses (most will get that). We are barbecuing and everyone’s bringing something. Nearly 4 years after Nicky moved into his…
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The Ups and Downs: who’s the fave today?
I spent a couple hours at Nicky’s house today while he was gone. Added a few new YouTube shortcuts to his desktop, rearranged some of his toys, put up some new pictures. I hope he likes everything. My visits with him continue to be rough and so I’m working on ideas on how to change…
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Cheryl’s Autism Awareness Posters
Cheryl has been creating poster images for Facebook during Autism Acceptance/Awareness Month for several years. Check out her album of images! All are subject to copyright laws, so please share liberally but give credit to Cheryl Ryan Chan. Cheryl sincerely hopes they touch people wherever they may be on their journey! Follow this link to…
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Turning 22, Tomorrow!
I’m so confused. I feel like I should be blogging my heart out, producing some big statement, doing some public display in honor of tomorrow, Nicky’s 22nd birthday. I have used the story of Nicky, his successful transition, and my journey by his side to create a support forum for those who share our journey…
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Creative Visions: how we dubbed the term “Hybrid Shared Living”
Part 3 of “22at20, Deconstructed.” Over the past month we have addressed 2 of the key takeaways that we discuss during our presentation; collaboration and early planning. In this post we will discuss creative visions. We hope you are able to take these ideas and share them with your team members, and create your own…
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Collaboration for adulthood is KEY; the entire team needs to AGREE (part “B”)
Part 2(B) of “22at20, Deconstructed.” Over the next 3 weeks we will address each of the key takeaways that we discuss during our presentation; collaboration, early planning, creative visions. We hope you are able to take these ideas and share them with your team members, and create your own successful transition! In the last post…
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Early Planning, Collaboration for adulthood is KEY; the entire team needs to AGREE (part “A”)
Part 2(A) of “22at20, Deconstructed.” Over the next 3 weeks we will address each of the key takeaways that we discuss during our presentation; collaboration, early planning, creative visions. We hope you are able to take these ideas and share them with your team members, and create your own successful transition! The concept of “early…
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“Trajectory Planning”; our own term, meaning WATCH THE ROAD
Beginning Wednesday, October 8, we will launch a 3-part blog series. “22at20, Deconstructed,” we will address each of the key takeaways that we discuss during the presentation; collaboration, early planning, creative visions. We hope you are able to take these ideas and share them with your team members, and create your own successful transition!
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Introducing our new blog series: “22at20, Deconstructed”
The 22 at 20 presentation has now been presented at over 15 venues in the last 2 years, and the more we do it, it seems the more we have to share. Most of what we keep adding is further lessons learned in the 2 years since the story began. This has always been more…
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Successful Transitions 