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Prepared by Rita McLeod for the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living, it is a
handbook describing five steps to successful planning a transition from high school to adult life.
This book was aimed at supporting and helping parents of children with disabilities to help their
children solve various problems leaving the educational system and entering to adulthood.

School to Life Transition Handbook: Five Steps to Successful Planning

An article from the University of Minnesota on postsecondary education for learners with
disabilities.

Impact: Feature Issue on Postsecondary Education and Students with Intellectual, Developmental and Other Disabilities

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NB Home Support Association is a communication network for home support service agencies in
the province. Membership program allows participation in seminars, workshops, and other
educational events, as well as includes approximately 45 service providers in the province.

New Brunswick Home Support Association (Disponible en Français) 

Written by Kimberlee Rutan McCafferty, a former educator and presently a stay-at-home mom/
therapist of two boys with ASD.

Autism Mommy Therapist

Hippo Hug weighted blankets uses a unique and proprietary weighting system that involves
specially designed disks so that the blanket has a low profile and doesn’t look any different than a
regular quilt. Hippo Hug also sells crash mats and other sensory products.

Hippo Hug

This website provides information about TEACCH, an evidence-based service, training, and
research program for individuals of all ages and skill levels with autism spectrum disorders.

Treatment and Education of Autism

The purpose of this guide is to help parents, students and educators understand and prepare for
an appeal hearing under the Education Act. Parents can appeal decisions made by educators,
including a student’s suspension from school, suspension from transportation to school,
placement or access to a student’s records.