If your child has recently been diagnosed with a disability, or if you have concerns about your child’s development, you may be wondering what to do next. If you are reading this, you are already taking the first step: starting early to get help for your baby or toddler.
Transition POINTS
Transition POINTS
Across the entire lifespan
Families need realistic, actionable information with which they can make a wide range of decisions as their child grows up. The Arc of Northern Virginia’s Transition POINTS program (Providing Opportunities, Information, Networking and Transition Support) provides critical information on six key decision points in the lifetime of an individual with an intellectual disability.
Transition POINTS: Providing Opportunities, Information, Networking and Transition Support
What are the Transition Points?
Early Intervention
If you are new to special education or have concerns about your child’s development or performance in school, we'll help you understand the special education process in Virginia, and act on any decision to seek help from the school system.
Special Education
Once a child becomes a legal adult at age 18, parents and family must take the lead in defining the future of the adult with a disability. This means researching and advocating for services in areas such as work, recreation, housing, and long-term financial security.
Transition to Community Services
Everyone needs a place to live. If you’re a person with a disability, or you are helping someone with a disability, you may have discovered that navigating government benefits, available financing, different housing options, and support services is incredibly difficult.
Housing Options
Finding appropriate and fulfilling employment for individuals with disabilities can be daunting. The best defense against these obstacles is a good offense: preparation, preparation, preparation.
Meaningful Employment
As the parent of an adult child with a disability, you have been responsible for making most of the financial, medical, and legal decisions for your family member for many decades. Now that you are getting older, you may want to do some future planning.
Aging Considerations
PRESENTING OUR SIX TRANSITION GUIDES
Special Education
If your child is coming into the special education system from an early intervention program, you may be familiar with the process and some of the paperwork involved. If you are new to special education or have concerns about your child’s development or performance in school, this guide will help you act on any decision to seek help from the school system.
Aging Considerations
As the parent of an adult child with a disability, you have been responsible for making most of the financial, medical, and legal decisions for your family member for many decades. Now that you are getting older, you may want to get ahead of the game and do some future planning.
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