Preparing Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder for Adulthood A Transition Toolkit for Educators is designed to provide educators and other members of the transition team with practical information and easy access to resources to prepare youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for a successful transition from school to adulthood. It provides practical information on how to utilize existing best practices to meet the needs of this group as a whole, while addressing the individual needs of each student with ASD. Useful, free online tools for assessment, planning, and instruction are provided for critical skill areas for youth and young adults with ASD.

Phyllis Coyne: Lead Author and Editor

Brad Hendershott: Unit 3.1 Communication; Unit 3.2 Social Skills

Helen Clarke: Unit 3.4 Sensory and Self-Regulation

Introduction
Table of Contents
Unit 1: Transition Planning and Services
Unit 2: Supports
Unit 3: Expanded Core Curriculum
Unit 3.1: Communication
Unit 3.2: Social Skills
Unit 3.3: Executive Function and Organization
Unit 3.4: Sensory Self-Regulation
Unit 3.5: Self-Determination
Unit 3.6: Employment
Unit 3.7: Postsecondary Education
Unit 3.8: Independent Living Skills
References

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

Reviewers: Peter Fitzgerald, Gretchen Ford, Marilyn Gense, Jackie Burr, Eivind-Erik Sorensen, Pamela Fenton, Laura Mandel, Kristy McGinnis, Corrine Thomas-Kersting, Elizabeth DuBois, Fred Grossman, Lucinda Long, Jane Rake, Lora Schachtili, Marci Hammel, Karen Mathew, Patty O’Meara, Mika Borbon, Claudia Doerr, Donna Edwards, Valorie Green, Judy Loen, Barb McComb, Judy McLain, Mary-Lynne Monroe, Kim Schmeltzer, Ivan Tarnowski, Debby Greene, Nancy Larson, Joyce Stratton, Beth Kirkaldie, Brian Prusynski, Carole Schulte, Ann Fullerton, Pearl Waldorf, Tom Cullerton, David Komeiji, Carolyn Merrill, Jenny Mock, Jill Bennet, Brett Bigham, Penny Mock, Mary-Lynne Monroe, Cara Olson-Sawyer, Jared Ramsey, Joyce Stratton

Adapted for the web: Debby Greene

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