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The high school and college years can pose a number of challenges to young people with autism. These resources are designed to help make education transitions as successful as possible.
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Functional Behavioral Assessment
Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) is a student-centered team process used in instances when behavior negatively impacts a student’s learning or that of the student’s peers. Effective classroom management approaches based on FBA data and embedded within effective instructional design and delivery appropriately address the majority of behavioral issues occurring in classrooms. This brochure provides information about FBA.
Read moreGetting Accommodations at College: Tools for School
This resource provides tips and suggestions on how to request accommodations while in college if you are having trouble due to challenges from a mental health condition.
Read moreGetting Accommodations In College
This resource, developed by ASERT for ASDNext, provides tips and suggestions for individuals with disabilities who may need to request accommodations in college.
Read moreGetting Accommodations in College
This resources explains some of the challenges that people may face in college and how to mitigate them.
Read moreGoing to Middle School
Starting middle school is stressful for any student, but the process can be even more challenging for a student on the autism spectrum (ASD) and for his or her parents. Many things will be different. The school will probably be larger, the campus more confusing and the enrollment may be several times greater than in elementary school. The student likely will not know his or her new teachers and, in turn, the teachers might not know anything about the student. The aide, if one is needed and provided, may be a stranger. Many of the students will not know their classmate with ASD. Planning for the transition process will ideally begin several months before the actual transition occurs.
Read moreHow Do I Know if I’m Ready for College?
This resource, developed by ASERT for #ASDNext, provides talking points and questions to consider for someone who is thinking about attending college or post-secondary training.
Read moreHow to Choose a College
This resource, developed by ASERT for ASDNext, provides tips for autistic individuals who may be considering attending college. The resource offers questions to consider when making the decision, and why it's important to consider these questions when choosing a college.
Read moreHow to Use the ASERT Website
This collection of resources include social stories and short videos on how to get the most out of the ASERT website and eLearning platform.
Read moreIEP Tip Sheets
This resource includes Individual Education Plan tip sheets for families for several languages.
Read moreInclude Me Resources
Include Me is a new model for the inclusive education and gaining meaningful employment for Pennsylvania’s students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Read moreIndividual Visual Schedules
This video serves an introduction to establish individual visual schedules in the classroom.
Read moreIndividualized Education Plan (IEP) Information for Parents and Caregivers
This resource is a collection of information from multiple sources including PaTTAN and the Department of Education, on what to know about Individualized Education Plans (IEP) and what parents and caregivers need to know to be prepared for their child's IEP meetings.
Read moreIndividualized Education Program (IEP)
This resource provides information related to the IEP and the requirement of the Pennsylvania Keystone Exam.
Read moreKennedy Krieger STAR Trainings
Serving children, families and professionals in the autism spectrum disorders (ASD) community.
Read moreKey Transition Resources
This list is an overview of some of the transition resources that ASERT references most frequently.
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