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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

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What they do :
• listen to the needs and concerns of New Brunswick children and youth
• Make sure your views are heard in the appropriate forums
• Investigate complaints about how situation were handled by government agencies
• Assure you have proper access to the appropriate services.
• Continually monitor laws and policies
• Report on the availability, effectiveness, responsiveness, and relevance of child and youth
services in your community.
• Act as the advocate for the rights and interests of children and youth in general.
 What they do not do...
• Act as an advocate for the rights and interests of parents or adults.
• Act as legal counsel in any fashion.

Child & Youth Advocate (Disponible en Français)

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This is a document, authored by the National Institute of Mental Health, which gives general
information about ASD, symptoms, causes and risk factors, treatment, and several resources.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

This is an article that is authored by Terry Cralle (a board-certified and registered nurse
specializing in respiratory and sleep disorder). The article outlines sleeping problems in individuals with autism, possible causes and solutions.

How Sleep Affects Autism?

Total Ability has bilingual, mobile and clinic based occupational and physical therapists to help
children, adults and seniors at home, school and work in Fredericton and Saint John. They
provide mobile occupational therapy services only in Moncton and have Speech Language
services in addition to PT and OT in Saint John. They help with self-care skills such as sleeping,
dressing, toileting, feeding and hygiene, as well as fine and gross motor skills, sensory processing,
play/leisure skills, social skills, and communication.

Total Ability (private practice) (Disponible en Français)

Specialisterne Canada specializes in helping people on the autism spectrum secure meaningful
employment.

Specialisterne Canada (Disponible en Français)

It is a tool for those who have mastered Phases I and II of PECS. This app is designed for use in any
setting to help teach the concept of “wait” and encourage learners to wait successfully.