Preparing Families for Age of Majority: Five Considerations

Age of majority refers to when a state legally considers person be an “adult.” For young adults with extensive support needs, this is often time individualized education program (IEP) teams discuss issues related student decision-making, guardianship, and alternatives guardianship. The purpose article provide IEP considerations prepare families (i.e., parents their needs) for age majority. five discussed are (a) providing information about guardianship alternatives, (b) assessing teaching decision-making skills, (c) practicing supported (d) designing opportunities failure feedback, (e) considering the need emotional support.