Family Preparation for Transition
From Autism Transition Handbook
The following list of activities for families to help their child prepare for transition is from the Gretchen Everhart School in Tallahassee, Florida.
- Doing financial planning, including making a will, getting a social security number for your student, applying for supplemental social security income (SSI)
- Making a determination about guardianship, if needed.
- Encouraging self-reliance, self-determination and independence.
- Reinforcing good work habits.
- Modeling and monitoring good grooming habits.
- Providing sex education.
- Encouraging and facilitating social activities with peers.
- Helping your student set realistic goals.
- Encouraging your student to work at a community job or a job in the home or neighborhood.
- Teaching daily living skills like cooking, cleaning, laundry.
- Encouraging money management, budgeting and saving.
- Developing leisure-time skills, like participation in sports, daily exercise, hobbies, computer or table games.
- Helping your student to develop self-advocacy and self-management skills or assisting the student with these skills.
