by Rob Crawford, of the Life Development Institute Over the past several months, I have been able to meet and talk with people from federal agencies, entrepreneurs, businesses, and grassroots organizations looking for signs of progress in employment policies and practices regarding expanding the workforce participation [...]
Life Development Institute Education Fund is committed to providing opportunities to high school students seeking a private education with an emphasis on awarding scholarships to students who have social learning difficulties such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Learning Disabilities (LD), ADHD and other similar difficulties. How to [...]
Non-scientific insights and practical considerations to enhance job retention and career satisfaction. By Rob Crawford, M.Ed Adults face many challenges and transitions throughout their careers, including competing for jobs, starting new careers and entering new jobs or companies. The difficulty of obtaining and sustaining employment for many [...]
Allison Burns Allison Burns, owner of Powerful Change Group, and Keith Burns, Founder of Phoenix Exec, shared the importance of developing resilience and personal grit as part of the “Growth Mindset” vital to the emotional/functional development of teens and adults with ADHD. Essentially, the Growth [...]
While the medical community has been aware of ADHD for many years, recognition of ADHD as a mental disorder wasn't recognized until the early 1980s, leading to the increasing demand for special needs schools for ADHD. Adults with ADHD almost always had some degree of ADHD as children. [...]
As science and mainstream society learn more about both autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), more resources become available all the time. However, some challenges remain with education, especially with higher education including finding the best college programs for autism. Intellectually, individuals on the autism spectrum [...]
On July 28, 2017, Life Development Institute (LDI) completed its 2017 Emerging Leaders Summer Academy. LDI began in 1982 and continues as an organization of high moral purpose that provides education to high school and young adult students who have learning disabilities, non-verbal learning disabilities, Asperger’s syndrome, [...]
Life Development Institute (LDI) has spent the past 35 years working with high school and young adult students who have learning disabilities, non-verbal learning disabilities, Asperger’s syndrome, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and other social and learning differences. While assisting students to transition to successful independent adult [...]
Looking for the Next Step? Discover Life Development Institute Life Development Institute (LDI) has spent the last 35 years providing access to education for teens and young adults with learning disabilities, non-verbal learning disabilities, Asperger’s syndrome, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and other social and learning differences. [...]
Apply Today for LDI’s Academy of Lifelong Learning Day High School Life Development Institute (LDI) has expanded its day high school, the Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL), to a complete four-year program for students with learning disabilities, nonverbal learning disabilities, Asperger’s syndrome, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), [...]
