Transition from teenager to college-bound can be hard for any young adult, and frequently is increasingly more challenging for those with a disability to factor in.

Angela Maccarrone is a Masters student studying Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Angela embodies busy young adult by representing the state of Washington as a MDA Ambassador, maintaining an active social life, and enjoying downtime with a good book, coffee shops, and labrador retrievers (not necessarily in that order). Angela shares with us proactive tips to moving out and being independent - lessons she learned as a young adult with SEPN1-related myopathy.