By Crystal Hayes, Program Director, and Misty Wagner, Assistant Program Director, CIP Long Beach. Published in Autism Spectrum News.
Graduating high school, going to college, finding an apartment, landing that first job, getting married – these are all exciting milestones associated with the transition from high school to independent living. For adolescents with autism, formal planning for this transition begins at age 14 with the IEP team, however, it is never too early to begin introducing and reinforcing important independent living skills such as problem solving, adaptability, and self-advocacy.
