This practical guide explains how the system for accommodations works, describes students’ rights and responsibilities within that system, and employs…
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Autism Speaks: Transition Tool Kit
The Autism Speaks Transition Tool Kit was created to serve as a guide to assist families on the journey from…
Caregivers And Personal Assistants: How To Find, Hire And Manage The People Who Who Help You (Or Your Loved One!)
A comprehensive reference. Step by step strategies for recruiting, interviewing, screening, hiring, training, managing and parting ways with paid help providers….
Developing Talents – Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism
This career planning guide is written specifically for high-functioning adolescents and young adults on the autism spectrum, their families, teachers,…
Essentials of Transition Planning
For young people with disabilities, crossing the bridge to adulthood will be empowering instead of intimidating—when their support teams know…
Full Life Ahead: A Workbook and Guide to Adult Life for Students and Families of Students with Disabilities
This workbook is chock full not only of information, but contains a real “how to” section with its many tools…
Guiding Your Teenager with Special Needs Through the Transition from School to Adult Life: Tools for Parents
This book provides advice and information to help families prepare for transition, and make it happen as smoothly and seamlessly…
Job-Hunting For The So-Called Handicapped or People Who Have Disabilities
Bolles and Dale Susan Brown guide readers through the often frustrating, but ultimately rewarding process of securing independence in their…
Launching Into Adulthood: An Integrated Response To Support Transition Of Youth With Chronic Health Conditions and Disabilites
As adolescents with disabilities or chronic health conditions reach adulthood, they face complex challenges related to employment, education, housing, health…
Learning A Living – A Guide To Planning Your Career And Finding A Job For People with Learning Disabiliites, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Dyslexia
A career guide written for people with learning disabilities by someone with firsthand experience. Learning a Living, discusses everything you…
Life After High School Transition Tool Kit: Strategies, Tools and Resources For Families of Youth with Disabilities to Assist in Creating Successful Transition Plans
Put together by NH’s Parent Information Center, this toolkit was developed to help families and youth learn about transition planning during…
Life Skills Activities For Secondary Students With Special Needs
This book offers teachers and parents a unique collection of more than 200 worksheets to help adolescents with special needs…
Living with a Special Need: The Laws That Protect Youth with Special Needs
This series educates young readers about a variety of special needs their peers live with every day. Millions of people…
Moving on with Mito: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Living with Mitochondrial Disorders
Moving on with Mito: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Living with Mitochondrial Disorders was written by Rob Auffrey,…
Moving Out: A Family Guide to Residential Planning for Adults with Disabilities
The authors share decades of experience counseling families on housing options to help parents prepare themselves and their children for…
Mploy – A Job Readiness Workbook
This self-guided workbook is suitable for young adults aged 16-26 with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) or LD (Learning Differences), to…
Navigating Choice And Change In Later Life
Individuals who are aging or living with chronic illness or disability, along with their families, face multiple challenges in defining…
Promoting Health Care Transitions For Adolescents With Special Health Care Needs
This book provides professionals from both health care and educational backgrounds with comprehensive information about the health-care related aspects of…
Promoting Self-Determination in Students with Developmental Disabilities
Growing evidence suggests that self-determination is a significant factor in improving educational and transition outcomes in students with intellectual and…
Safety Awareness And Empowerment (SAFE)
This movie is designed for youth and young adults with developmental disabilities to build community and personal safety skills. Eight modules on…
Steps To Independence – Teaching Everyday Skills To Children With Special Needs
Steps to Independence stems from the authors’ belief that that parents are their children’s first and most influential teachers. Based…
Teaching Pre-Employment Skills to 14-17 Year-Olds: The Autism Works Now Method
Based on the Autism Works Now!® Workplace Readiness Workshop, this interactive resource shows how to help students aged 14-17 develop…
The Autism Transition Guide
A must have resource for families and professionals, providing ideas and strategies that can be applied to a broad range…
The Down Syndrome Transition Handbook, Charting Your Child’s Course to Adulthood
This book helps parents prepare their child for independent adult life. It’s full of practical tips and step-by-step instructions to…