Supporting Autistic Adolescents and Young Adults: The Stepped Transition to Employment and Postsecondary Education Success (STEPS) Program

Dr. Susan White is Professor and Doddridge Saxon Chair in Clinical Psychology at The University of Alabama, where she directs the Center for Youth Development & Intervention. Her research, which has been continuously funded for more than 20 years, spans multiple areas in developmental psychopathology, with primary focus on mechanism-driven intervention for co-occurring and core problems in autism. In addition to authoring more than 200 books, chapters, and research articles, Dr. White has worked as a clinician in private practice and in residential inpatient settings, cementing her belief in the importance of research and evidence-based practice being mutually informative.

• PART I: COACH WORKBOOK IntroductionModule 1: Planning and Needs AssessmentModule 2: Goals ClarificationModule 3: Managing Intense EmotionModule 4: Independent Adulthood: Soft SkillsModule 5: Getting Ready: Problems and GoalsModule 6: Problem SolvingModule 7: Social Interaction and DisclosureModule 8: Cognitive FlexibilityModule 9: Health and Stress ManagementModule 10: Self-AdvocacyModule 11: Balancing Independence and SupportModule 12: Final Meeting and Planning Ahead PART II: STEPS MATERIALS AND RESOURCES Appendix A: Client Worksheets and Handouts