CLS is designed to be used in a collaborative conversation between an educator, mentor, case worker, or other service provider and any youth between the ages of 14 and 21.

The purpose of regional services is to assist local school districts in the education of special needs students, although primary responsibility for the education of these students remains with the school district(s) located in each region. Columbia Regional Program (CRP) provides a continuum of educational services. These services include consultation to parents, early intervention programs and school age teams, support through itinerant teaching, physical therapy, assistive technology, augmentative communication and classrooms for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Consumer-driven, community-based, cross-disability organizations that promote independence and self-determination for people with disabilities. The goal of CILs is to assure that people with disabilities have the services and supports essential to make informed choices, to have personal control over their own lives, and to participate to the fullest extent possible in the everyday activities of work, home, family, and community.

Provides courses and a training series for individuals with ASD learning to drive.

Federally funded national resource center on health care transition (HCT). It aims to improve the transition from pediatric to adult health care through the use of evidence-driven strategies for clinicians and other health care professionals; public health programs; payers and plans; youth and young adults; and parents and caregivers. Health care transition, or HCT, is the process of moving from a child/family-centered model of health care to an adult/patient-centered model of health care, with or without transferring to a new clinician. It involves planning, transfer, and integration into adult-centered health care.

Provides research, education and consultation in the areas of independent living, the Americans with Disabilities Act, home and community based services and health issues for people with disabilities. This site offers online training, webcasts and training manuals.

National center for improving education outcomes for all children, especially those with disabilities birth through age twenty-one, through the use of effective evidence-based practices and interventions.

Michigan Alliance for Families is Michigan's federally funded parent training center. After an individual turns 18, they make their own decisions. Sometimes a student with a disability has difficulty making decisions and handling all the responsibilities of being an adult. A family member might consider getting guardianship. Before asking for a guardian, it is important to consider other options.

A range of independent living services are available to anyone that needs assistance maintaining capacity within their own home. If you or your loved one needs help, contact the Adult Services unit at your local county Department of Human Services office.

Advocating for inclusion, equity, and accessibility in all communities

OCALI provides resources, training, and professional development so people with disabilities have the opportunity to live their best lives. OCALI informs public policy and develops and deploys practices grounded in linking research to real life. OCALI offers free training in ASD, best practice strategies, and offers a certificate of completion through their Autism Internet Modules (AIM). Users are required to sign up for a free account.

Provide advocacy information and topics related to transition, and communicate in a way that is parent and disability friendly.