Improving Transition Outcomes for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Research indicates transition services for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are leading to negative outcomes after high school graduation (Kucharczyk et al., 2015; Nuske et al., 2019; Shattuck et al., 2012). Transition is the responsibility of any educational program and provides accountability measures according to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004). Education leaders recognize improvement is needed. In this paper, the research questions: Is there evidence of effective transition services? If so, what are the components? This paper discusses what education leaders can do to improve the transition outcomes of students with ASD.