Guide
Downloadable Transition Planning Timeline
Here’s a downloadable timeline of transition planning action steps for ages 14 through 21.
Guide
Brilliantly Wired Podcast: Transitioning to Adulthood
Join a lively and insightful conversation on the Brilliantly Wired podcast, with Ann Phelan from the Perkins Transition Center. The hosts and Ann dive into the critical transition young adults with disabilities face after aging out of school services. Learn about self-determination, supported decision-making, and real-world strategies to build independence, community, and meaningful futures.
About the Podcast episode
Learn about self-determination, supported decision-making, real-world strategies to build independence, community, and meaningful futures. Podcast guest speaker Ann Phelan talks about the importance of starting transition planning early and using a well-organized Transition Planning Timeline.
About the Podcast Hosts and Ann Phelan
Thea Mullis has been organizing travel programs for the neurodiverse populations for over 10 years! Her tours take students and people with disabilities all over the globe. She grew up on a farm outside of Savannah, GA and received a degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Armstrong University.
Max Gould is a first-year Clinical PsyD student at Nova Southeastern University with a strong background in research and clinical work focused on children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and developmental disabilities. He brings over a decade of experience from a therapeutic riding center, five years as a counselor on travel programs for young adults with disabilities, and has completed a rotation at a pediatric hospital. Max’s passion for advocacy in psychology inspired the creation of his psychology-based social media platforms, Maximizing Psychology, and the podcast, Brilliantly Wired.
Ann Phelan is Manager of Resources and Engagement of the Perkins Transition Center. She earned an MA and a CAGS in Rehabilitation Counseling from Assumption College and has a background in social work and school counseling. She holds a Transition Specialist Certificate (MA) and works with students and families preparing for “Turning 22.” Ann is a sexual educator specializing in supporting individuals with disabilities and has extensive experience in abuse and exploitation prevention. Her professional and family networks span across the United States. Through her work with families and advocates with disabilities she promotes self-determination, leading to successful transition outcomes.
Listen to the Podcast
Resources
- Podcast episode transcript
- Perkins Transition Timeline
- Transition Facebook Community
- Transition Center
About the Brilliantly Wired Podcast
Produced by Camp On Tour and Maximizing Psychology, and through interviews, research presentations, resource sharing, and more, hosts Thea Mullis and Max Gould provide podcast listeners with knowledge, insight, and a deeper understanding of all things neurodiversity.
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