Launching Your Autistic Youth to Successful Adulthood. Katharina Manassis

Launching Your Autistic Youth to Successful Adulthood - Katharina Manassis


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      Launching Your

      Autistic Youth

      to Successful

      Adulthood

      Everything You Need to Know

      About Promoting Independence

      and Planning for the Future

      Katharina Manassis

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      Contents

       Preface

       Why I can help you help your youth

       Is this book relevant to my youth and our circumstances?

       How this book will help

       How to use this book

       PART 1: Challenges and Goals for Transition

       1. Challenges with the Transition to Adulthood in ASD

       What you will learn in this chapter

       What is lost when high school ends?

       What is it like for you as a parent?

       The myth that it’s easy for the high functioning

       What predicts a positive transition to adulthood?

       Intervention programs and case managers

       Robert’s story continues

       Final, hopeful thoughts

       Take-home pearls

       2. Setting Goals: Who Defines Successful Transition?

       Understanding different perspectives

       Where to start with goal-setting

       Why not turn this over to a professional?

       Resistance and unrealistic goals

       Communication strategies

       Life beyond goals

       Take-home pearls

       PART 2: How Can Parents Foster a Successful Transition?

       3. Promoting Independence

       Why is independence challenging and how can you help?

       What can go wrong?

       Promoting independence successfully

       When should you advocate for your youth?

       Who can help you promote independence?

       Assessing specific independence skills

       Teaching specific independence skills

       Prioritizing and encouraging new skills

       Take-home pearls

       4. Optimizing Education

       Preparing for the future in high school

       How can you work effectively with high school educators?

       Overcoming common obstacles to graduation

       Which post-secondary option is best?

       What supports are needed in my youth’s post-secondary program?

       To disclose or not to disclose

       Working with post-secondary educators

       Take-home pearls

       5. Optimizing Employment

       What works when seeking work?

       Employment options

       Finding a job through networking

       Supporting steps in the job application process

       Should you work with an employment agency?

       Should your youth pursue a training program for job seekers?

       Supporting young people in maintaining jobs

       Don’t give up!

       Take-home pearls

      


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