Change can be hard for everyone, but for those of us who care for someone who has physical or cognitive challenges, we know that change often brings about things we haven’t even thought of as our kids grow! What are pre-employment transition skills? Why does applying for SSI involve so much paperwork? How do we start practicing supported decision making?
Moving from the structured, closely supervised home and school environments that our children typically attend while young to a more independent, less supervised work, education, or living environment when they are older can be daunting for everyone involved in the young person’s life. Along with many new things to learn, this is the time when they have to begin generalizing all of the skills they have been practicing to new environments, which often requires extra support.
We have gathered some apps that we have found useful for teens and young adults moving into their new adult role, however that may look. As with any apps, it is important that the person be taught how to use the app and become familiar with how it can help when they are calm and open to learning so that when the need arises, during a time of distress or sadness, they know how to use the app to meet their needs.
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