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Making Your Own Decisions

Jacalyn (Jackie) G. Ryan

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Advocacy ASD/ID Core Knowledge Help With Transitions Social Opportunities

This Toolkit is about self-determination among autistic people and/or people with intellectual disabilities or other challenges. Self-determination refers to the process of making one's own decisions. The opportunity to make decisions supports individual well-being and opportunity. Strategies for moving forward are offered. The Toolkit has been written by Jackie Ryan, PhD (cand.).



 

 

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Adulthood Seniors Teens Transition to Adulthood
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Keywords Across Canada , Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) , community inclusion , Disability Rights and the Neurodiversity Movement , Intellectual Disability (ID) , Self-Advocacy , Self-Determination , Social Acceptance , Toolkits , Well-being and life satisfaction