{"id":170,"date":"2024-09-16T16:18:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T16:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubc.tapestry-tool.com\/library-of-lived-experience\/?p=170"},"modified":"2024-09-16T16:18:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T16:18:03","slug":"improving-transitions-to-adulthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubc.tapestry-tool.com\/library-of-lived-experience\/improving-transitions-to-adulthood\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Transitions To Adulthood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Academic articles focusing on improving transitions to adulthood for children with neurodevelopmental conditions explore strategies to better support these individuals as they move from adolescence into adult life. These studies often address the unique challenges faced by those with conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual disabilities, including difficulties with gaining independence, securing employment, and managing daily living skills. Researchers examine various interventions, such as vocational training programs, life skills education, and personalized support plans, to help ease this transition. A significant concern in Canada is the potential loss of support once these individuals age out of the child and youth services system. Articles highlight the gaps in services that can occur when transitioning to adult care and support systems, emphasizing the need for continuity in services and better coordination between child and adult services. By analyzing case studies, surveys, and policy reviews, these studies aim to identify effective strategies for improving transition outcomes and ensuring that individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions receive the ongoing support they need to thrive in adulthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5906781\/\">Improving transition to adulthood for adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bmjopen.bmj.com\/lookup\/doi\/10.1136\/bmjopen-2022-065138\">Strategies and tools to aid the transition between paediatric and adult health services for young adults with neurodevelopmental disorders: a scoping review protocol<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1007\/s10803-023-06014-6\">Support in Daily Living for Young Adults with Neurodevelopmental Conditions in Sweden: A Qualitative Description of Current Practice<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic articles focusing on improving transitions to adulthood for children with neurodevelopmental conditions explore strategies to better support these individuals as they move from adolescence into adult life. These studies often address the unique challenges faced by those with conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual disabilities, including difficulties with gaining independence, securing &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.tapestry-tool.com\/library-of-lived-experience\/improving-transitions-to-adulthood\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Improving Transitions To Adulthood&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":969,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubc.tapestry-tool.com\/library-of-lived-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubc.tapestry-tool.com\/library-of-lived-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubc.tapestry-tool.com\/library-of-lived-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubc.tapestry-tool.com\/library-of-lived-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/969"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubc.tapestry-tool.com\/library-of-lived-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ubc.tapestry-tool.com\/library-of-lived-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171,"href":"https:\/\/ubc.tapestry-tool.com\/library-of-lived-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions\/171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubc.tapestry-tool.com\/library-of-lived-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubc.tapestry-tool.com\/library-of-lived-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubc.tapestry-tool.com\/library-of-lived-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}