Life Course Library

Course 1: Foundation to Transition Planning

In this course, we’ll be covering foundational information around life skills and self-advocacy. This course teaches the basics for a variety of life skills, so if you’re thinking: “I need to learn that skill or relearn it!” This is the place to go.

This course was created for Autistic self-advocates, and can be used by caregivers and professionals to guide access to self-advocates who need more supports. It is written at a high school reading level. 

Introduction

This section will give you an overview of what to expect in this course, Foundation to Transition Planning.

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Backpack filled with school supplies.

Module 1: Life Skills

  • Learn more about the types of daily living tasks.
  • Understand your current and upcoming needs around which daily living tasks to focus on.
  • Explore strategies to learn and practice daily living tasks. 
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Iron and pile of clothes.
  • Learn more about the types of sensory needs.
  • Understand your sensory and self-regulation needs.
  • Explore strategies to learn and practice self-regulation and supporting sensory needs. 
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  • Learn more about the types of social connections.
  • Understand your social goals and needs.
  • Explore strategies around each social situation depending on your goals. 
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Module 2: Self-Advocacy

  • Learn more about the types of self-awareness.
  • Understand your current needs around each type of self-awareness.
  • Explore strategies to learn and build self-awareness. 
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  • Learn more about the types of personal needs related to self-advocacy.
  • Understand your needs and how you may want to express them to others.
  • Explore strategies to learn and practice expressing personal needs.
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  • Learn more about support networks and the types of support.
  • Understand your current support network and needs for support.
  • Explore strategies to get support from your support network.
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Module 3: Milestones in Adolescence

  • Learn more about puberty and all of the changes that may come with it.
  • Understand what puberty may look like for you.
  • Explore resources and information around puberty.
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  • Learn more about the types of experiences you may have with peers.
  • Understand your needs around navigating social experiences with peers.
  • Explore strategies to learn and practice navigating social experiences with peers.
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  • Learn more about the types of experiences that may happen as you transition to high school or upper grades in your school.
  • Understand your needs around preparing for this upcoming transition.
  • Explore strategies around preparing for this upcoming transition.
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Grant Information:

This project was supported in part by grant number 2301NCSCDD ($2,168,620.00) from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.