Preparing Autistic Teens for Adulthood After Graduation: Building Skills, Confidence, and Opportunities

• By: Ronald B. Smith, MBA, PMP
• November 3rd, 2026
• employment, graduation, healthcare transition, IEP transition planning, life skills, post-secondary education, teens, transition to adulthood
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Graduation is supposed to be the beginning. For an autistic teenager, however, it can also be a major disruption. For 12 or more years, life has been structured around school. There are teachers, schedules, classmates, assignments, transportation, and familiar routines. Then the diploma arrives,...