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Understanding Emotional Health: Communicating Your Needs Effectively to Navigate Stress and Anxiety 495 400 Advance LA

Understanding Emotional Health: Communicating Your Needs Effectively to Navigate Stress and Anxiety

Understanding Emotional Health: Communicating Your Needs Effectively to Navigate Stress and Anxiety For young adults, especially those navigating life across the autism spectrum or facing learning differences and social-emotional challenges, open communication about emotional health is more crucial than ever. The ability to express your needs and feelings clearly can significantly impact your mental well-being…

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Maximizing Success for Neurodivergent Students and Young Adults: Expert Tips from a Specialized Coach 495 400 Advance LA

Maximizing Success for Neurodivergent Students and Young Adults: Expert Tips from a Specialized Coach

Maximizing Success for Neurodivergent Students and Young Adults: Expert Tips from a Specialized Coach Starting a new school year or transitioning to college can be daunting for any student, but for neurodivergent students—especially those with ADHD, executive functioning challenges, and anxiety—it can present unique difficulties. However, with the right support and strategies, these students can…

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Jumpstart Your Summer: Tips for Landing a Great Job 495 400 Advance LA

Jumpstart Your Summer: Tips for Landing a Great Job

Jumpstart Your Summer: Tips for Landing a Great Job For many neurodivergent young adults, job searching can feel overwhelming. Our Advance LA Life Skills Coaches understand these feelings and help break down the job search process into manageable steps. Here are our top tips to land a great gig: 1) CREATE A RESUME Even without…

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Tips to Manage Mental Health 495 400 Advance LA

Tips to Manage Mental Health

Advance LA is excited to recognize Mental Health Awareness Month, which is observed during the month of May; it aims to bring attention to the mental health needs and challenges faced by young adults as they transition into adulthood. Organizations and communities often use this month to educate, raise awareness, and provide support for young…

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Feeling Nervous About Starting College? It’s Ok, Everyone Feels That Way! 495 401 Advance LA

Feeling Nervous About Starting College? It’s Ok, Everyone Feels That Way!

Feeling Nervous About Starting College? It’s Ok, Everyone Feels That Way!It is perfectly normal to be worried or nervous about heading to college! It is a big transition from high school to college for all young adults and especially for neurodivergent young adults. Feeling anxious before freshman year is truly a universal experience. One way…

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College Prep In The Summer Pays Off In The Fall 495 401 Advance LA

College Prep In The Summer Pays Off In The Fall

College Prep In The Summer Pays Off In The FallFor college freshmen, July is the month for spending time at the beach, having a BBQ with friends, lounging in a hammock on a lazy afternoon – and preparing for the fall semester at college. If that last part of that sentence gave you pause we…

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Get A Jump Start On The Fall By Practicing Skills During The Summer! 495 401 Advance LA

Get A Jump Start On The Fall By Practicing Skills During The Summer!

Get A Jump Start On The Fall By Practicing Skills During The Summer!Many recent high school graduates view the summer months as a long celebration of the end of high school. And, of course, we want our recent grads to spend time at the beach, enjoy lazy afternoons, and warm summer evening barbecues. But the…

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Strategies For Coping with Uncertainty 600 600 Advance LA

Strategies For Coping with Uncertainty

Strategies ForCoping with UncertaintyLife can feel very uncertain these days. Young adults may feel worried about what their fall college semesters will look like, if they will be able to find a job, and if they will be able to hang out with their friends or go on a date. Feelings of fear and worry…

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4 Strategies to Help Ease Into Your New Normal 600 600 Advance LA

4 Strategies to Help Ease Into Your New Normal

4 Strategies toHelp Ease Into Your New NormalWe are all feeling a bit uncertain about what life will look like once we “re-open.” Some of us can’t wait to return to our typical daily routine of leaving the house in the morning for work or school, and then returning home in the evening. But there…

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Fun Things To Do During Summer 2020! 600 600 Advance LA

Fun Things To Do During Summer 2020!

Fun Things To Do DuringSummer 2020!Here are 7 ideas that may bring some sunshine to an indoor summer: Enroll in an online activity – Pick something fun like a dance class, a yoga class, a cooking class or a gaming class. This will help you put an event in your calendar and give you something to…

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