Supporting Teens and Young Adults with Autism and Learning Differences with College, Career and Life
Accepting applications for our Albany, Mayfield and Cobleskill campuses

Do you want to be a college graduate?
Have a meaningful career? Live independently?
Then Transitions is the program for you!

The Transitions program focuses on building academic skills, life skills and general independence for high school graduates and young adults with autism and learning differences. Its specialty isn’t just in teaching students how to study or learn a trade – it’s in showing its students that they can live a life that even they never dreamed of.

Through partnership with local colleges, internships in community businesses and supported living opportunities, Transitions helps young people on the autism spectrum or with learning differences make successful transitions from adolescence to young adulthood. Students have access to state-of-the-art facilities, an experienced staff and an evidence-based curriculum that provides individualized attention and training in skills students will use for the rest of their lives. Transitions gives students the tools and supports they need to learn, thrive, and live happy and productive lives that they and their parents hoped for, but never thought possible.

Internship placement
in local companies

Consulting, medical and staff support 24/7

1:2 staff to
students ratio

Partnership with FMCC, SUNY Cobleskill, College of St. Rose

2-4 year college & career support

News & Events

Transitions Talks with Priya
PREPARING NEURODIVERSE TEENS FOR THE “REAL WORLD”

What do young teenagers today need to know before they graduate high school or turn 18? Many parents jump to conversations about college and careers, but there is so much […]

Living on Your Own – 9 Tips for Neurodiverse Young Adults

Moving into one’s own home, while exciting, can be a scary and complex process for any youngadult. For neurodiverse people and their families, it can be especially difficult. Today’s world […]

Open House invitation

We’re excited to announce the opening of our brand new Transitions Campus in Albany! This beautiful new campus is located in bustling Stuyvesant Plaza, an upscale shopping and office complex […]

Creating an Autism-Friendly Workplace: Transitions Talks with Priya

Neurodiverse people – anyone diagnosed with a brain-related developmental condition – are constantly trying to operate in a world that wasn’t designed for them. People with autism, ADHD, learning differences […]

The Transition to Adulthood with Autism: Transitions Talks with Priya

As graduation season approaches, I can’t help but think about the students leaving high school. What do young people need to know as they enter adulthood? I recently reflected on […]

What Is It Like to Be Autistic?

By Haydn Elmore When you meet someone and they say “I’m a part of the autism spectrum,” a water pool of questions comes to your mind. Like “What is it […]

TRANSITIONS TALKS WITH PRIYA
The best new Disney films for people of all ages to watch during Developmental Disability Awareness Month.

This March, consider celebrating National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month with a film to enjoy with your family. Enjoying a film with your young adults can allow them to share a […]

5 Valuable Transition Program Resources

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in six or 17% of children between the ages of 3 and 17 years have one or more developmental disabilities throughout the United States. People living with developmental disabilities want to live a happy life and connect with communities and to be valued for their contributions.

Developing and maintaining healthy relationships!

In light of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to discuss relationships this month. They can be messy and complicated for anyone. They can be even more complex for neurodiverse individuals who communicate and socialize differently. This includes not only romantic relationships, but also connections with friends, family, and people from work. Ultimately, a relationship is a connection formed by communicating. Relationships are an important part of our basic human needs.

Transitions Partners with The Arc Lexington & WWAARC

Albany, NY – The Arc Lexingtonhas formed a partnership with Warren-Washington-Albany ARC(WWAARC) to expand its Transitions program into the Capital Region.WWAARC will offer employment supports to Transitions students who attend the Transitions program in Albany. These supports include internships, career counseling, on-the-job coaching services, job training and more.

Autism Resources

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College Track

COLLEGE AND BEYOND

Campus Navigation | Disclosure | Services

Future planning, College support, Vocational program guidance, Practical tools for academics and beyond

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Career Track

CAREER

Internship experience | Interviewing | Workplace coaching and feedback

Various workplace internships will be offered with workplace coaching and feedback to build future goals.

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Independent life

LIFE AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SKILLS

Self-Management | Health and Wellness | Self-Advocacy | Social Relationships | Leadership

Teaching basic skills such as cooking, budgeting, shopping cleaning, managing medications and more

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Words From Parents About Transitions

Words from Students about Transitions

Collaborators And Partners