For more information on housing solutions for individuals with autism, go to www.myarchway.org
Also, join ARCHway at www.myarchway.ning.com
George Braddock is the founder of Creative Housing Solutions www.gbcchs.com a leading housing consultant and general contractor with a 25 year proven track record in pioneering the implementation of person-centered planning principles to more than 1,500 projects and homes for people with autism and other disabilities. He is also an ARCHway Consortium member.

Visit out website at www.myarchway.org

To learn about other ways parents of children with autism can deal with stress by becoming better educated and equipped to deal with any number of autism topics, go to www.myarchway.org
1.Contact a counselor that deals with stress if needed.
2. Contact an appropriate special needs advocacy/support organization.
3. Access babysitters, after school programs, camps or respite care. (find out what your county and state developmental disability agencies offer)
4. Spend time alone with spouse. Find some space for this!

Help for Autism: A Good Quality of Life for People with Autism
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To find out more about how you can improve the quality of life for adults with autism, go to www.myarchway.org

People with autism, service providers or parents of individuals with autism who are wishing to undertake lifespan planning and planning for housing needs of their transitioning teens or adults with autism may contact ARCHway at www.myarchway.org or join or www.myarchway.ning.com where you can join our social networking site to stay in close contact with us.

Autism Resources Autism Reoriented Community Housing (ARCHway) is an community housing initiative by the Foundation for Autism Support and Training, a national non-profit offering advice and consultation on person-centered housing solutions for adults with autism. Members of ARCHways Consortium have 20-30 years experience and include pioneers of person-centered housing and assistive technology for people with autism and other related disabilities.

People with autism, service providers or parents of individuals with autism who are interesting in undertaking lifespan planning and also, planning for housing needs of their transitioning teens or adults with autism may contact ARCHway at www.myaarchway.org and www.myarchway.ning.com where you can join our social networking site to stay in close contact with us.

For further information of Lifespan Planning for people with ASD go to www.myarchway.org and go to the Lifeplanning menu choice.
A life plan for an adult on the autism spectrum is a critical document developed on an ongoing basis that details a comprehensive plan for your loved one’s life. A Life Plan should include a parent’s specific wishes and desires for their adult child’s future living arrangements throughout the lifespan.

To learn much more about augmentative communication devices (speech generating devices) for people with autism, go to www.myarchway.org and click on the menu choice called Augmentative Communication.
In a leading book on AAC by Joanne Cafiero, PhD, Meaningful Exchanges for People with Autism, www.woodbinehouse.com, Dr. Cafiero talks about all the ways AAC fits people with autism well (page 26)
Most people with autism are visual learner - AAC uses visual cues
Many people with autism are interested in inanimate objects - AAC tools and devices are inanimate

For further information on augmentative communication devices and how they can help individuals with autism, go to: www.myarchway.org and click on the menu choice called Augmentative Communication.