Starting / switching school
The National Autistic Society has a guide to starting or moving to a new school. They recommend giving your child opportunity to ask questions and to explain the benefits for them. Click icon to browse. See also Autism central’s tips specifically for starting primary school.
Understanding your diagnosis
Getting an autism diagnosis as a young adult can be a moment of huge significance. Ambitious about autism has a web page for those who want further information and support to understand their diagnosis. It includes developing your understanding of a childhood or teenage diagnosis. Click icon and look for:
Making sense of your autism diagnosis – Ambitious about Autism
Dealing with change
The National Autistic Society has a guide to preparing for big changes in life. Click icon to browse.
Options at age 16
Contact, the family support charity, has produced an introduction to the support and options for education beyond 16. Click icon to view. See also: the facts
Support up to age 25
There were changes to support after age 16 in 2014. Click icon for an easy reading leaflet about the changes.
Click icon to view.
Tap button to download, then open in PDF viewer. 
Preparing for adulthood
Contact has a series of pages about preparing for adulthood. Click Icon to browse.
Here is the Moving on and preparing for adulthood booklet co-produced by Lincolnshire County Council and the Pelican Trust. It is part of the Promoting independence project in response to requests for information from young people with SEND and Parent/Carers.
Click icon to view. See also: Easy reading outline.
Tap button to download their easy reading outline, then open in PDF viewer.
Grades are not everything
A Masters degree graduate feels that her difficulties with social skills was overlooked at school because her grades were good. Click icon to see what she has to say.
School years
Which school year is which?
Here is a table of school years and ages.
| School year | Ages | |
| Nursery Reception Years 1-6 Years 7-11 Years 12-13 | 2-4 4-5 5-11 11-16 16-18 | Primary Secondary College/6th form |
Independent living
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