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

Outdoor activities are an integral part of Transitions weekend experience camps.

Teens with Autism: Building Independence and Social Skills

As teens with autism get older, they naturally have a desire for more independence. It’s understandable that parents may have some trepidation about granting more independence to these teens, no […]

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Teenage Life Skills Checklist

Preparing any teenager for independence is not a task that happens quickly. Your teenagers’ ability to function in society without you by their side is possible because of the skills […]

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Top Skills to Become an Independent Young Adult

Living independently is a huge step for any young adult who is moving out of their parents’ home. For young adults with autism or other learning differences, independent living is […]

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Preparing for the Transition to Employment or College

Parents of children with autism know that many of them struggle with even small transitions. Although every individual is different, many people with autism thrive when they follow very rigid […]

Smartphone apps for executive functioning can be quite helpful for young adults with autism.

9 Free Apps for Better Focus and Executive Functioning

For young adults with autism and other learning differences, technology serves as a lifeline, particularly during challenging times of transitions. For instance, when students are preparing to graduate from high […]

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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 […]