PS 340
Unit 9 Final Assignment: Tracey’s Story
9/2/2015

Tracey is a twenty-one-year-old student who has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Although Tracey has difficult with transitions, she is determined to achieve all of the essential accomplishments of a normal young adult. Can Tracey get past her impulsive behavior, and all of the other symptoms of her disorder, to transition into adulthood? With the right plan in place, I believe Tracey will be able to achieve her goals and transition into adulthood. In this paper, I plan to outline a plan that will assist Tracey with her transition (Heward, 2013).
Tracey has set several goals that will assist her in her development into adulthood with independence. Tracey’s goal for her education is to attend college. Unfortunately Tracey only possesses a second grade reading level, which will mean she will require assistance with college level coursework if she is to succeed. Tracey also aspires to work in an office someday, just like her father does. Another major goal that Tracey has is to move into an apartment with a friend from college, upon graduation (Heward, 2013).
There are several types of supports that can be offered to Tracey to assist her with transitioning into her goal of having an office job. Clustered placement is where job coach supports between 2-6 individuals with ASD in a common community setting. Support is provided throughout the tenure of employment, but may be faded over time. In this model individuals may either be clustered within a single area or dispersed throughout the environment. Her family can get involved with the clustered placement to show support and help her become comfortable in the setting. This option may be less ideal than the individual placement model for Tracey. Individual placement is where a job coach provides intensive one on one on-site job