Massachusetts Guides
How to Get the Most from Health Insurance
Transition to Adulthood
- Transition Guide Intro - start here!
- School tips during COVID-19 pandemic
- Getting started
- If your child does not have an IEP
- If your child has a 504 Plan
- If your child is no longer in school
- The IEP and monitoring progress
- Transition planning in high school
- Going to college
- Preparing to get a job
- When your child turns 18
- Managing the teen years
- If your child has (or may have) Autism
- Checklists for transition activities
- Adult Services
- Chapter 688
- Solving a problem with the school
- Find more support
- References and Ways to Learn More
What to Do When You Think Your Child May Be Different
- Introduction - start here!
- Your mindset
- Articulating what you notice
- Milestones and Developmental Delay
- Services to help your child
- Early Intervention (Ages 0-3)
- Special Education (Ages 3-22)
- The Health System
- Government Benefits
- What you can do at home
- Take care of yourself
- Connect with Support Programs and other parents
- References and Quick Survey
What to Do if Your Child is on the Autism Spectrum
- Intro to Autism Roadmap - start here!
- Tips for COVID-19 pandemic
- About autism and what to do first
- No Autism Diagnosis? Here's what to do...
- Connect with support programs and other parents
- Therapy and Treatment
- Taking care of your child
- Taking care of yourself
- Common challenges with behavior, habits and skills
- Early Intervention (EI): Services for kids 0-3
- Preschool and kindergarten
- Special education and IEPs
- Supporting autistic teens
- DDS: The Department of Developmental Services
- Getting services through health insurance
- References and Quick Survey
Early Intervention (EI)
- Intro to EI Guide - start here!
- About Early Intervention
- Connecting with support organizations and other parents
- Getting started
- The EI evaluation
- If your child does not qualify for EI
- Creating the plan of services
- Once you are getting the EI Services
- The transition out of EI
- DDS: The Department of Developmental Services
- Your legal rights and the complaint process
- References and Resources
Special Education Services
- Intro to Special Education guide - start here!
- School tips during COVID-19 pandemic
- About Special Education
- If your child is under 3
- Getting started
- Glossary of special education terms
- Connecting with support organizations and other parents
- The Evaluation: seeing if your child qualifies
- If your child does not qualify
- The IEP Process
- Keeping track: once your child has an IEP
- Teens: preparing for transition to adulthood
- Solving a problem with the school
- The 504 Plan
- References and Quick Survey
Employment: How to Prepare for Getting a Job
- Intro to Employment Guide - start here!
- Getting started
- Figuring out your goals
- Vocational Programs
- Mass Rehab Commission (MRC)
- DDS: The Department of Developmental Services
- Benefits from Social Security
- Other support organizations
- Some ways to find a job
- Other things you should know
- References and Quick Survey