The Breakaway with Tom Welch

Tom Welch is a psychologist and co-owner of a middle and high school dedicated to the growth of autistic and 2e students, Tom knows a lot about what works to help our young adults increase independence.

"Success both during and after high school requires the development of initiative, motivation, determination and resilience. The fundamentals of these skills will not develop within a vacuum. Instead, they must be taught to experiment, make mistakes, experience disappointment AND to rebound within the real-world.

This is also essential to the formation of a more mature sense of self that is distinct from others and critical for a successful push toward independence. It is why I call my students approaching graduation, “The Breakaways.”

In my interview with Tom, we cover:

1. Our job is to become their coach and practice coaching ourselves.
2. We must cultivate belief.
3. They may have lost their voice.
4. Without their buy-in no success exists.
5. We always have to be on the lookout for the signs of a system overload.
6. Cultivate the Zone of Maximum Adaptability.
7. Acceptance of what ‘is’ will open the door to change.
8. Expect resistance.
9. Finding the virtuous middle of encouraging, between enabling and ignoring is our challenge.

For a summary of Tom's 9 Great Ideas and an edited transcript of this video, CLICK HERE.

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