Overview

Resources regarding transition assessments to support students with autism and developmental disabilities.

Assessments

• ARC Self-Determination Scale
• Community Based Functional Skills Assessment for Transition Aged Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • From Autism Speaks and the Virginia Commonwealth University's Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, this assessment targets eight functional skill areas.
• Community Skills Needs Assessment
  • This article from the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community discusses strategies to support community based instruction and includes a quick community skills needs assessment
• Essential for Living:  Functional Life Skills for Students with Limited Reportoires and Problem Behavior
• Independent Living Postsecondary Goal IEP Team Decision Assistance Form
  • This tool is to be used to assist an IEP team in determing whether a student needs a postsecondary goal in the area of independent living.  Developed by Amy Gaumer-Erickson for the Transition Coalition.
• Life Centered Education (LCE) Curriculum Matrix
• LIfe Skills Assessment
• My Next Move
• Ohio's Employability/Life Skills Assessment
  • This tool is a criterion-referenced checklist designed to be used annually with students ages 14-21 to assess the student’s level of performance in the twenty-four critical employability skill areas identified by Ohio’s Employability Skills Project.  Includes a parent checklist
• O*Net Interest Profiler
• PICS (Picture Interest Career Survey)
  • The Picture Interest Career Survey (PICS) is a way for individuals with limited reading ability or special needs to explore their career interests and find a job that fits. Instead of using text-based items, PICS uses pictures to help individuals identify their occupational interests.
• Rubrics for Transition III:  For Students on the Autism Spectrum
  • 63 research-based transition skills are included in 4 main categories: Verbal and Nonverbal Communication, Social Interaction, Restrictive – Repetitive Patterns of Behavior, and Miscellaneous.  Manual contains a transition needs survey, rubric that defines each skill, and multi-year tracking form
• Secondary School Success Checklist
  • The Secondary School Success Checklist is an evaluation of student skills in the areas of independence, behavior, academic skills, transition, emotions, problem-solving, and flexibility.
• Self-Determination
• TAGG (Transition Assessment and Goal Generator):  This online transition assessment for secondary aged youth with disabilities is from the Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment at the University of Oklahoma.  See the overview of the TAGG here.
• TEACCH Transition Assessment Profile (TTAP)
• Transition Assessments for Youth with Significant Disabilities
• VocFit

Resources

• Age Appropriate Transition Assessment Toolkit (NTACT)
• Assessment Information Guide
• Assessment Guide from the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence disabilities
• Assessment Reviews
• Career Planning Begins with Assessment:  A Guide for Professionals Serving Youth with Educational and Career Development Challenges
• Creating a Profile of Discovery
• Indiana Secondary Transition Assessment Matrix
• Ohio Age Appropriate Transition Assessment Library
  • This library contains links to assessments in the areas of post secondary goals, employment, college to career, and health/medical.
• Transition Assessment Planning Form
• Transition Assessment Planning Form for Students with Significant Disabilities
• Transition Assessment Reviews (Transition Coalition)
• Transition Assessment:  The BIG Picture (Transition Coalition module)
• Tri-State Webinar:  Programming for Middle and High School:  Part 1 of 4 Assessment and Curriculum Guides for Secondary Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • This webinar provides information on using assessment and curriculum guides to determine priorities in instruction as well as information on using task analysis and age-appropriate visual supports with older students.
• Zarrow Center Resources:  Includes presentations and other materials regarding transition assessments, self-determination, and more.

Webinars/Modules

• Age Appropriate Transition Assessment (AATA):  What is it?