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Autism: Smooth Transitions High School to Career

Writer's picture: Tom Songer, M.Ed AuthorTom Songer, M.Ed Author

One of the most major transitions in any person’s life is that from school to work. In high school or college, many people lead a protected life and are still helped financially and otherwise by their parents. After school, these ties are often cut, leaving the recent graduate to fend for his- or herself. This transition is scary for anyone, but even more so for an individual with autism. Because school is a time to learn to live with peers in a controlled environment, the workforce is a difficult concept for autistic people because one must often deal with new situations daily rather than have the comfort of a set living situation.

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