_______’s Transition Book

(Your picture here)

For Me (The School Leaver!)

Information for my Support Network

All about me Hello! My name is __________ I am ______ years old.

Dear Supporters,

This transition book is all about me and my amazing capabilities, strengths, success, dreams and goals for the future as I embark on my next big transition in life, leaving school.

I will share my goals and dreams for the future, what my interests are, what is important to me and all the things I can already do by myself.

This book is for me to help myself with things I can do and learn more, and to help you to learn about me, not do things for me.

I am a remarkable young person with unlimited potential, the only barriers to what I can achieve is what those around me put on me.

I need people around me that are aware of how I learn and provide resources to support me to thrive.

Never put limits on what I can achieve, instead try to learn about my amazing capabilities, strengths, and unique learning style.

Who am I?

In this section I will share the things I like, the things I’m good at, things people appreciate about me and the things that people can do to help me succeed. I can complete this on my own or with help.

I like……

My strengths are…..

What my supporters appreciate about me…….

What you can do to help me succeed……

 Be a champion by encouraging me to build resilience, have opportunities for experiences, be patient, provide endless encouragement, and expose me to highly motivating experiences to bring out motivation and discipline.

 Support my strengths, develop trust and understanding for neurodiversity.

 Alter the environment to support my strengths, abilities, growth, and development. Support me in ways that are meaningful, work in the context in how I think and learn, provide supports that set me up for success.

Who are my Champions?

They can be friends, family, people who work with me, anyone who supports me to have a good life!

“To raise an Autistic child, it takes a community who are knowledgeable, committed and prepared to work together.”

Dealing with Changes

Some things to think about:

 Be flexible and try different things: o Remember sometimes things are different, and that is okay. o “Same Same, but Different” being flexible is a cool thing to do.

 Is it a small problem or big problem? Can I fix it myself?

 If things don’t work out sometimes, we can do them another time.

 Check my diary, schedule or plan.

 Use the Zones of Regulation (below) to help guide me to how I can help myself when changes happen. I can complete this with a supporter.

I am: Sad, tired, bored I can:

I am: Happy, Focused, Calm I can:

I am: Nervous, concerned, tense I can:

I am: Angry, frustrated, out of control I can:

If I Feel Worried and I Need Help:

REMEMBER:

Feelings come and go Its safe to feel my feelings

Don’t rush, take it easy

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