Our goal in transition planning is to graduate students to meaningful, sustainable lives with the greatest independence possible. Depending on the student that life can include anything from attending a 4-year university to job training or living in a group home setting. Students and parents should begin talking about the life they are aiming towards and begin working toward those goals now.
Post-Secondary Resources
- Texas Transition and Employment Guide – English | Texas Transition and Employment Guide – Spanish
- Making a Transition to College
- College Services for Students with Disabilities vs. Public School Services
- Reasonable College Accommodations
- Nine Ways to Improve College Transition Planning
- Skills Needed to Live in a Dorm
- Agencies, Supports, and Post-Secondary Options Brochure
Texas Colleges and Post-Secondary Opportunities
Think College
Think College is a national organization dedicated to developing, expanding, and improving inclusive higher education options for people with intellectual disability. With a commitment to equity and excellence, Think College supports evidence-based and student-centered research and practice by generating and sharing knowledge, guiding institutional change, informing public policy, and engaging with students, professionals and families.
- Presentation
- Fact Sheet
- Think College has information on the following programs and more:
- Austin Community College (ACC) – STEPS
- Texas A&M – Aggie ACHIEVE
- Texas A&M – PATHS
- University of Texas – E4Texas
- Houston Community College – VAST Academy
Other Post-Secondary College Opportunities
- University of Texas – Longhorn TIES
- Texas Tech University – CASE
- Student Disability Services
- CASE: Assists students with Autism and other developmental disabilities to navigate college and empower them to reach their postsecondary academic goals and to find competitive employment after graduation.
- CASE Handout
- Texas State Technical College – Disability Services
- nonPareil Institute: The program focuses on growing skills that enable students with autism to work on teams, thrive in a professional environment, build really cool technology, all while finding their passion and reaching their goals
