Additional Skills Your Child Will Rely on in College or Further Education

From Autism Transition Handbook

Organization and time management: Identify these skills (generally referred to as “executive function skills”) as goals in your child’s transition plan to develop before college. Organizing assignments, managing time, setting priorities, and breaking projects down into steps are all key skills to assist your child in a postsecondary setting.

 Independent living skills: Your child may be living on his own at college, and tasks such as laundry, money management, cleaning, problem solving, living with a roommate, sexual safety, etc., will take on a greater relevance than they had in high school. These skills should be developed before the first day of college with the help of occupational therapists or other service providers available to your child.