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A Scoping Review of Current Approaches to Strengths-Based Transition Practices for Autistic Adolescents
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Sophie Rumsa; Bahareh Afsharnejad; Elinda Ai Lim Lee; Sven Bölte; Tele Tan; Sonya Girdler – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
This review aimed to map the literature surrounding strengths-based approaches in studies with autistic adolescents focusing on adult transition outcomes, by describing the active ingredients of interventions and the properties of assessment tools. Relevant databases were searched for articles surrounding strengths-based practices, which met the…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adolescents, Intervention, Individualized Transition Plans
Review of the Literature on Community-Based Instruction across Grade Levels
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Walker, Allison R.; Uphold, Nicole M.; Richter, Sharon; Test, David W. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
As community-based instruction has been recognized as a variable leading to postschool success for all students with disabilities, early transition planning has become vital in students' preparation for adulthood. Based upon the need and importance of students receiving community-based instruction, this literature review examined 23 transition…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Literature Reviews, Intervention
Creating Positive Outcomes for Deafblind Youth and Young Adults: A Personal Futures Planning Transition Model
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Nelson, Betty – RE:view: Rehabilitation Education for Blindness and Visual Impairment, 2005
Transition planning to assist students with severe disabilities to move from school to a positive adult future is of great concern for the young people and their families and friends. For more than a decade, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) within the U.S. Department of Education has researched quality of life issues in transition…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Long Range Planning, Deaf Blind, Transitional Programs
Introduction to Technology in Transition.
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Fisher, Sherrilyn K.; Gardner, J. Emmett – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1999
Explores an integrated approach to technology, examines the transition of individuals with disabilities from historical and current perspectives, and provides an introduction and philosophical base for the articles which follow. Key provisions in federal legislation that affect transition and the technology applications are analyzed. (CR)
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Educational Legislation
New Ideas for Planning Transitions to the Adult World.
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Research Connections in Special Education, 2000
This newsletter issue reviews the research and literature on issues and best practices in programs to facilitate the transition of students with disabilities to adult life. First, the definition of transition services under the 1997 Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is presented and explained. Next, a…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Definitions, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
School-Aged Transition Services: Options for Adolescents with Mild Handicaps.
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Cobb, Brian; Hasazi, Susan Brody – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1987
Secondary special education programs should include employment or postsecondary education placement outcomes in the curricula for mainstreamed mildly handicapped students. Program elements that support these goals are: individualized transition plans; paid work experience; job-seeking skills curriculum; flexible staffing patterns; active…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Education Work Relationship, Employment Level, High Schools