Transition Services
From Autism Transition Handbook
The IDEA defines transition services as a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that is:
- designed to be within a results-oriented process, and focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to postschool activities including post-secondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation;
- based on the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences, and interests, and
- includes instruction, related services, community experiences, the development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives, and, when appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and functional vocational evaluation. [34 CFR 300.43 (a)] [20 U.S.C. 1401(34)] (Building the Legacy of IDEA 2004, IDEA Regulations, Secondary Transition).
