Planning for Successful Transitions:
Preparing Youth for Adult Living, Learning & Working!
A free educational event for youth with disabilities, their families, 
and the professionals who support them.

Saturday, June 11, 2016
8:30 am - 2:00 pm
Town Clock Business Center
680 Main Street,  Dubuque, IA 52001
This free educational event will provide
  • Real world perspective from parents of youth and young adults with disabilities
  • Information about transition planning in Special Education
  • IEP transition goals
  • Unique resources and guidance for transition-age youth in foster care
  • Tips and tools to prepare for living, learning, and working after high school
  • The role of families in exploring and preparing for work as an adult
  • Key information about post-secondary education and employment options
  • Access to local and statewide service providers, agencies, and resources
View detailed agenda
Meet Keynote Presenter
Alyson Beytien

Alyson Beytien is a popular national and international speaker, author, parent and educator trainer, and mother of three sons with autism. She  has  a Master's degree in Education specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and currently works as a Board Certified  Behavior Analyst at the Autism HD program at Hills & Dales in Dubuque, where she is involved in assessment, intervention and training for individuals with ASD. Alyson  has given over 300 presentations for numer ous organizations on a wide range of topics related to autism, and is the author of  Autism Everyday: Over 150 Strategies Lived and Learned by a Professional Autism Consultant with 3 Sons on the Spectrum, which won the Literary Work of the Year Award from the Autism Society of America in 2012. 

Alyson will share her journey as a mother of young adults with disabilities, and the various challenges and lessons she has learned while helping her children prepare for success after high school.
Planning for Successful Transitions, Dubuque is presented in partnership with ASK Resource Center, Keystone Area Education Agency, Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association, and the Iowa Department of Education. Register for free at www.askresource.org/calendar.