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A guide to transition planning for parents of children with developental disabilities in Toronto and York Region

APRIL 2007
Source: http://www.reena.org/publications.html

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This resource has been developed to help you – the parents of a child with a developmental disability in Toronto and York Regions – as your child makes the transition from school life to adulthood.

This guide has been written to provide you with information on transition planning and to identify some of the issues you need to think about. It will also provide you with information on accessing services in each of Toronto and York Region that may be useful to you as you begin to plan for your child’s life beyond school.

This guide has three parts:

• Part 1 provides information on Transition Planning;
• Part 2 provides information on Tools & Resources that may help you in the transition planning process; and
• Part 3 provides you with space to collect your information – your records, certificates, copies of your transition plan, contact information etc.

It is hoped that "Connections" will help you and your child get involved by giving you information, ideas and tools to start planning for this time of change. You can begin using some of these tools as early as when your child reaches the age of 9. Even though this may seem early there are many activities that can be completed and reinforced, or continued throughout the adolescent years in preparation for the move to adult life. Preparing early and being well organized will help you make this transition a smoother process. Transition planning will take time and hard work, but seeing your child make a confident step to adult life will be worth the effort.

The full guide can be downloaded below or can viewed on-line:

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