We have compiled a number of helpful links for kids transitioning back to school after lockdown, or heading to a new school for the first time.
Into school for the first time
Altogether Autism articles:
Putting children’s needs first results in successful transition
Empower the system, a parent’s take on transition
Primary to Secondary school
National Autistic society UK – https://network.autism.org.uk/good-practice/evidence-base/autism-transitioning-primary-secondary-school
Waikato journal of education – https://wje.org.nz/index.php/WJE/article/view/196
From high school to work/university/adulthood
Altogether Autism articles:
Circles of support encourage positive transition
Transitioning from conference to university
Transition from school into adulthood
Back to school after a break
Promoting functional school relationships – https://parent2parent.org.nz/promoting-functional-home-and-school-relationships/
Autism Parenting Magazine – https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/transition-back-to-school-with-autism/
What can I do if my child won’t go back to school? https://www.autism.org.uk/about/in-education/exclusion/school-refusal-strategies.aspx
Other transitions
Travel and holidays – https://www.altogetherautism.org.nz/holiday-activities-away-home/
Overview of different school transitions – https://parent2parent.org.nz/school-transitions/
Future planning – https://parent2parent.org.nz/second-generation-developing-a-life-plan/
Parental Separation – https://parent2parent.org.nz/parenting-through-separation-and-beyond-children-with-additional-needs/
