What prompted me to start this blog was the conversation with a friend whose child had left full time Special Needs Education this summer, and when the children went back to school in September, not all the adult services that would care for ,support and help this young person to live as much as possible an independent life with their family were in place.
Transition starts when the pupil in special education is 14 years of age ,the idea being that by the time they reach 19 years of age and move into adult services that all the relavent needs are in place.When we were in this situation 7 years ago ,things were not fully in place then and it seems the situation has not improved.
But today I have been speaking to a friend whose son is 16 years old and they have not yet had a Transition Meeting at all ,parents and carers can not ask for help with something they are not aware of.It is a most stressful time and the tendancie to want to" bury your head in the sand" is very real ... but the reality is that this state of "Transition " has to be addressed ... it will not go away ... and to leave it is the worst thing that you can do because the 19th birthday will come around sooner than you will believe and things need to be in place ,you need to go through your options ,see what is available in your area and it will vary from council to council.
I hope by putting my experience out there that it will in some way inspire parents /carers to find out and look what is available to the most precious person in your life :)
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