Transition & Adult Services

Transition Planning & Adult Services Navigation

Navigating the transition to adulthood can feel overwhelming. Between IEPs, evaluations, transition planning, and adult service applications, families are often left wondering what comes next.

This service provides expert guidance to help you understand your child's current transition plan, identify what's missing, and confidently prepare for life after high school. Together, we'll create a clear roadmap for accessing adult services, building independence, and planning for the future.

This service includes:

• Comprehensive review of IEPs, Transition Planning Forms, and evaluations

• Guidance through adult service systems and eligibility requirements

• Support with applications, documentation, and next steps

• Education on guardianship, supported decision-making, and other age-18 considerations

• Coordination with schools and community agencies when needed

• A follow-up consultation to answer questions and ensure you're moving forward with confidence​

Adult Services Navigation & Application Guidance

The shift from school-based entitlement to adult, eligibility-based services is one of the most confusing parts of turning 18. This service helps families understand the landscape and take the right steps at the right time.

What this includes:

• A clear overview of the adult service systems relevant to your family (SSI / SSDI, MassHealth Premium Assistance, DDS flexible funding and college funding)

• Support gathering and organizing the documentation these applications require

• Guidance through the application and eligibility-determination process, step by step

• Plain-language explanation of guardianship, conservatorship, and supported decision-making options as the student turns 18

• Coordination with school staff, case managers, or agency contacts as needed

Applied Independence Training (Ages 14–22+)

Community-based, hands-on skill-building for students who need to practice independence skills where they'll actually use them — not just talk about them in an office.

Examples of skills we address:

• Daily living skills: hygiene routines, meal prep, laundry, household management

• Community skills: safe travel and navigation, using public transportation, money management, grocery shopping

• Executive functioning: task initiation, organization, planning, and follow-through

• Social and self-advocacy skills: communicating needs, requesting help appropriately, understanding social boundaries

• Vocational readiness: workplace expectations, professional communication, volunteer and internship exploration

Sessions take place in the settings where these skills are actually needed,  at home, out in the community, and virtually, so progress generalizes to real life rather than staying confined to a single room or a single provider.