Options for College Success

Reminder! Our open house is in just over one week. If you haven’t registered, head to the linktree in our bio to sign up.

During the open house, you’ll have the opportunity to learn all about our services, programs, and groups. You’ll also get to see our beautiful new facilities!

We had an eventful Friday! One of our Social Work Interns, (Chef) Peter, runs our Cooking Group. Today, he worked with our participants to make guacamole-and we devoured it! This delightful GREEN dip was a very fitting choice as today is also International Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, and GREEN is the representative color (see LP's incredible hair)!
Have a wonderful and restful weekend!
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Our new library is OPEN to the public! Read our newsletter for info on how to become a patron of our library!

The Library 🏫 is OPEN 📕for business! In 2020, our resident librarian Celia, MLIS, began a deep dive into neurodivergence they pursued their own autism diagnosis. The first place they went was their local public libraries (CPL and EPL). They were shocked to find that even in two of the largest library systems in the country, there were....

Our new library is OPEN!

Since 2020, our resident librarian has been working hard on building a collection of neurodivergence-related materials. We are so excited to make this collection available for FREE to the public.

Whether you're a parent, a loved-one, self-diagnosed, neurocurious, or a service provider looking for more information to better serve your neurodivergent clients, we have materials for you.

To become a patron of our library, just go to librarika.com and create a new user account. Then request member access to our library (https://.optionsforcollegesuccess.librarika.com).

Once you've been assigned a member number, you can begin browsing our Neurodivergence & Disability Justice Collection, check out items, or put them on hold! For folks not in the Chicago area, we will also ship books with return envelops.

If you'd like to support our library, please head to our website to DONATE or peruse our collections wish list. With your donations, we can ensure our library services continue to grow and stay free for all.

We are hosting a virtual open house! Whether you've been following us for a while or have just discovered our services, we'd love to tell you more about how we can support you or your loved one transition into community-based adulthood. Come see our beautiful new center, located on the north side of Chicago, and learn how our new space is supporting the work we've been doing for over 10 years.

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Options for College Success is a -led and staffed 501(c)3 that has been serving developmentally disabled young adults in the greater Chicagoland area for over 10 years. Our mission is to support neurodivergent young adults develop the skills, courage, and confidence to succeed academically, work productively, and live independently. We envision an inclusive future where all neurodivergent and disabled adults have accessible opportunities to build autonomous, successful lives. #

Brain Gains is back this October for another round of exploration!

If you're a neurodivergent adult in the Chicago area and have been looking for a dedicated space to learn more about your neurodivergence, your unique strengths, and how to integrate them to build a more authentic relationship to yourself and others, Brain Gains is a skills group for you. Developed by and educators and therapists, Brain Gains is a communal learning group that celebrates and uplifts neurodivergent voices and experiences, without shying away from the real-life challenges of navigating a world not designed for us. Over the course of 10 weeks, you will learn all about why our brains experience our senses and our emotions differently, and how we can use that knowledge to assist us in achieving our goals, communicating our wants and needs, and improving our relationships to ourselves and others.

Brain Gains is an +-run and led group, and we work hard to create a safe space for folx of all marginalized identities.

Interested? Info and sign up at: https://forms.gle/LrgVnZdU436sr12X8

Some mischievous imps must've joined our Monday Crafternoon program because these fun pieces have been mysteriously left all over our center... That, or some neurodivergent folks got distracted mid-process. 🤔🤣

Calling all caregivers and parents of neurodivergent adults, or neurodivergent caregivers and parents, Options for College Success has support services and workshops specifically for you!
Through our Caregiver and Family Support Services, our licensed clinical social worker and executive director support caregivers in developing a custom plan, including specific strategies, coaching, and counseling, to navigate the unique challenges you face, and the complex systems that are involved. This strengths-based support is intended to help the entire family system and individual caregivers and parents by providing tools and opportunities for you and/or your loved ones to reach their fullest potential.
Email [email protected] to learn more!


https://www.nextavenue.org/when-your-adult-child-learns-they-are-neurodivergent/

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Join Us for a Virtual Open House! 🏫 -

Join Us for a Virtual Open House! 🏫 Yup, you read that right! We are moving to a new location, open on July 10th. Our new center boasts more square footage and more equipment for our ILS programming (heyo, new washer and dryer!). Our new center is located just 2 miles south of our present location. We are beyond excited to grow into o...

Thank you Kendra Scott for supporting our organization this weekend as part of your Give-Back program! Just in time for , stop by the Kendra Scott Old Orchard Store before 6pm tonight OR visit kendrascott.com all weekend to shop and use the code GIVEBACK- -DZGDU
20% of the proceeds will be donated to Options!