Blog #244: “Going the Distance” One Year Later (Part 2)
- Jeffrey Snyder
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min read
As promised, I welcome you to Part 2 of my blog on the 1 year anniversary of “Going the Distance.” In my previous part, I talked about some of the partnerships with organizations like Autism Tree Project Foundation and Unicorn Children’s Foundation that I am a part of as a result of my advocacy and public speaking.
For Part 2 of this blog, I wanted to give you a little bit of an insight over some more possible partnerships in the future and presentations that I look to create and share with all of you.
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First of all, in terms of partnerships, I am at this time preparing to sit down and discuss possible speaking engagements with Attleboro Enterprises, Inc. based in North Attleboro, MA. Attleboro Enterprises is the organization that helped me land my day jobs after I got out of high school and in recent years, have been paying it forward with them the same way as my alma mater, Seekonk High School.
One of the areas I want to cover with them is the area of transitioning, since I had a terrible transitioning period after high school. The key to a successful transition from high school to post high school life does not start with getting that diploma. The important thing in this situation is to get families to understand that we need to begin the transitional phase WHILE the individual is still in high school.
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To add to this, Seekonk Public Schools recently created a transitioning academy for graduated special education students between the ages of 18-22 that teaches the importance of life skills such as paying bills, doing laundry and cooking meals, all life skills that are a requirement to living a full and balanced lifestyle.
As of this blog, I am currently considering maybe helping out in some way to try and get through to the organization to not make the same mistake I made and wait until after high school graduation to transition. If there is one thing that today’s special education graduates need to understand is that it is important to go with your gut as much as possible if you can.
Some have no way of living on their own due to the level of the disability or neurodiverse condition, but if the individual cannot live on their own, they can always learn these life skills with helping out around the house.
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The Seekonk Transitions Academy as well as Attleboro Enterprises are just two of the organizations that “Going the Distance” looks to partner with in the near future whether its one time or on a permanent basis because a successful transition can mean the difference between a smooth transition or a rough transition.
“Going the Distance” prides itself deeply on helping organizations in any way possible and as it goes into Year 2, “Going the Distance” will look to fulfill that promise as much as possible. Be sure to stay tuned to this website for any possible involvement or changes and if you would like me to help support your organization in any way, please let me know!!
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Catch you all later!!
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