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Global Insights > Healthcare
The Healthcare Transition at 21: How to Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for the Shift to Adult Care
...than their peers without transition support. They're screened...peers without transition support. They're screened for cancer...12 to 17 receive adequate transition support, according to Got...receive adequate transition support, according to Got Transition...support, according to Got Transition and MACPAC. The primary barrier...
Education > Special Education
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
...than the endpoint. Transition planning is the legally...most good. When Transition Planning Must Begin....Begin. IDEA requires transition planning to begin...can determine that transition services should begin...for your child. Transition planning isn't a...integrated employment, supported employment, or...also includes the transition services needed to...
Education > Higher Education
College Programs for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: What CTPs Offer
...disabilities. That's changing. Comprehensive Transition Programs offer a pathway to college experiences...college campus experience. What Comprehensive Transition Programs Teach. CTPs vary by institution, but...practice job skills in real work environments, with support from job coaches or program staff. The goal is...
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Transition to Adult Care in Spina Bifida: Why Planning Starts at 14 Not 18
...out of pediatrics, and that entire support structure ends. Most families start...families start thinking about this transition when their teen is 17 or 18. The...creates preventable care crises. Transition planning isn't paperwork you fill...clinical guidelines recommend starting transition conversations at 14 because that's...
Special Needs > Cancer
Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Understanding Long-Term Effects and Disability Supports
...they constitute disabilities requiring long-term support. The survivorship phase is not a return to normal....survivorship phase is not a return to normal. It's a transition to a different kind of medical and developmental...accessing disability benefits, and building the support system your survivor needs. What Late Effects...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
College with a Learning Difference: A Four-Year High School Preparation Guide
The transition from high school to college...knowing how to access the support they're entitled to. Parents...self-advocacy to the IEP as a transition goal. Federal law requires...requires IEPs to include transition planning starting at age...whichever comes first. That transition planning must address post-secondary...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Puberty and Autism: Supporting Your Child Through Physical and Emotional Changes
...increased demand for social flexibility in adolescence, and you have a transition that requires intentional support. What Makes Puberty Different for Autistic...flexibility in adolescence, and you have a transition that requires intentional support. What Makes Puberty Different for Autistic Children. Autistic children...
Social Engagement > Community Living
Community Living for Adults with Disabilities: Options, Services, and How to Get Started
...a spectrum of housing and support arrangements that range from...fit depends on the level of support your child needs, what's available...costs, and levels of autonomy. Supported living means the person controls...home. Staff come in to provide support, but the person chooses where...live and who they live with. Supported Living Services (SLS) typically...
Parenting > Adulthood
Supported Decision-Making vs. Guardianship: What Every Parent Should Know Before Their Child Turns 18
...child turns 18 in six months, and the school's transition coordinator has been asking whether you've "looked...Everyone seems to agree: if your child needs ongoing support, guardianship is what happens next. Except that's...guardianship. It hands those rights to someone else. Supported decision-making doesn't. It builds a framework...
Legal > Government Benefits
Navigating the Age 18 Disability Benefits Transition: What Changes, What Stays, and How to Prepare
...at 18. This isn't a formality. It's a full re-application under a different set of rules, and it determines whether your young adult keeps income support, Medicaid eligibility, and access to services tied to SSI receipt. The letter from Social Security will arrive. What you do before it gets there matters....
Global Insights > Employment
The Real Path to Employment: What Happens Between High School and Your Child's First Paycheck
...mentioned transition planning....ongoing support to work....IDEA-mandated transition planning...between supported employment...your child. Transition Planning...federal law, transition planning...14 or 15. Transition planning...develops a transition plan that...assessments Transition services...initiated transition planning,...underemphasize transition work, particularly...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
How Elemy's Transition to Software Impacts the Autism Spectrum Community
...2019, Elemy initially spent significant energy creating a suite of tools to support pediatric behavioral health services. The startup also offered in-home Applied...efficiencies rendered many of their roles no longer necessary. The extensive support team previously needed for the ABA practice has now been considerably reduced....