This course will assist students with Autism to more successfully prepare for the transition to post-secondary education. Students will develop skills in self-advocacy, self-regulation, organization and time management for promoting effective learning. In addition, they will investigate learning requirements for employment and postsecondary education or training and develop plans for learning after secondary school. By the end of the course, students with Autism will have developed an employability skills portfolio containing the student's current skill level measured by the Ontario Skills Passport, a career plan and transition plan for their post-secondary goals and destinations.
Students identified with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder may enrol in Learning Strategies courses in grades 9 - 12.
These credit courses focus on the development of learning strategies to help students become more independent learners and build self-confidence, self-efficacy skills and motivation to pursue opportunities for success in secondary school and beyond. The program also focuses on literacy and numeracy development, study skills, test writing skills, learning styles, learning strengths and areas of need (understanding your IEP), organization, time and resource management, career and transition planning.