Plan the years from 14 to 25 with your young person, not around them
A complete transition planning kit for families of young people with additional needs or disabilities: education, work, money, health, housing, independence and their own voice, organised in one place, in any country.
- A warm, practical e-book: 10 chapters from person-centred planning and decisions at adulthood to work, skills, health transfer, relationships and housing
- The Transition Plan Workbook: 13 sheets including one-page profile, dreams and goals, skills with levels 1 to 4, options scorer, deadline alerts, health transition and a dashboard
- Six fillable PDFs: My Plan (Easy Read), Supported Decision-Making Record, Travel Training Plan, Work Experience Reflection, Health Transition Passport and Annual Transition Review
- 46 scripts, 12 ready-to-send letters, a family agreement, easy-read templates, four cheat sheets, 28 AI prompts, a 12-month calendar and a task board
Transition to Adulthood Planner · Bodhih Pro Kits · 110 by Bodhih Training, trainers to 2,000+ companies since 2008.
How do you plan the transition to adulthood for a young person with additional needs?
Start with the young person's own dreams and strengths, map the team and the timeline from 14 to 25, plan how decisions will be supported before adulthood, try work and training options early, build skills three at a time, move health care in stages, and review once a year. The Transition to Adulthood Planner kit from Bodhih Training gives you a tool for each step.
Want the full free guide first? Read How to Plan the Transition to Adulthood for a Disabled Young Person.
You already feel the problem. Here is what it is costing you.
A table covered in letters
School, college, hospital, benefits and social care all write separately, with separate deadlines. Most families keep the whole picture in one tired head.
The birthday nobody explained
At adulthood the right to decide moves to the young person. Many families find out when a doctor or college stops talking to them, rather than a year earlier when there was time to plan.
Meetings about them, without them
Reviews can fill an hour with reports while the young person says one word at the end. Their dreams, choices and strengths deserve to come first.
Independence that was never practised
Skills learned only at home, with a parent beside them, often do not transfer. Without levels and a planned fade, help quietly stays for years.
Picture the next few weeks with the kit open beside you.
Picture a calm Sunday afternoon. You and your young person open My Plan together, and as you write their answer to the good day question in their own words, you notice how much easier it is to plan from their dream than from the paperwork.
A few weeks later, the letters still arrive, but now each one goes straight into the Services and Benefits sheet. When you open the dashboard before the review meeting, you can see which deadlines are close, which skills moved up a level and which actions are still open.
Imagine the review itself. Your young person speaks first, from notes on their phone. The professionals listen. When the meeting ends, you send the notes the same day with the script from the library, and every action has an owner and a date.
And whether you start with the profile tonight or the workbook tomorrow, the twelve-month calendar carries you from one small step to the next, so the big birthday arrives with a plan already in place.
21 files that do the work for you
The e-book shows you how. The tools make it happen. Here is exactly what you download.
Transition to Adulthood Planner (e-book, PDF)
The guide: methods, worked examples, scripts and exercises
Start-here transition map
The whole transition job as twelve steps with the file to open at each, your first hour, and a 30/60/90 day use plan.
Transition Plan Workbook
Thirteen-sheet workbook: settings, one-page profile, dreams and goals by life area, skills checklist with levels 1 to 4 and progress by area, options scorer, services and benefits deadlines, health transition, decisions log, team, review meetings and a dashboard with a chart.
My Plan (Easy Read): the young person's own version
Four-page easy-read person-centred plan the young person fills in, with help if they want it: about me, my dreams, my choices and my plan for this year.
Supported Decision-Making Record
Three-page record of how the young person wants to make decisions as an adult: who supports them in each area, how, and a page for one significant decision.
Travel Training Plan
Three-page plan for teaching one trip: the route in steps, what could go wrong, a staged plan from travelling together to travelling alone, a practice log and a ready-to-go-solo check.
Work Experience Reflection
Two-page reflection to fill in straight after a work taster or placement: the young person's own view, then the supervisor or job coach view and next steps.
Health Transition Passport
Three-page passport in the young person's voice for new adult health teams: communication, conditions and medicines, what helps in appointments, consent and the care team.
Annual Transition Review
Three-page review to run once a year: the young person's voice first, every life area reviewed, then actions with owners, dates and the next review.
Transition Script Library
46 scripts and messages for your young person, schools, colleges, employers, health teams, benefits offices and family, grouped by moment.
Letters and Requests to Services
12 ready-to-send letters: meeting and assessment requests, adjustments, health transfer, decisions in writing, reviews, records, changes, easy-read requests and a first complaint.
Family Agreement on Roles
One-page family agreement: shared aims, what the young person decides, who leads on each area, how you decide and disagree, siblings, future supporters and review date.
Easy-Read Templates
Eight easy-read pages for the young person: about me, my meeting, my first day, step by step, questions for my appointment, my safe people, my week and my money this week.
Worked Example Pack: Sam's transition year
The main forms filled in for one composite case, Sam at 17, so you can see what a good plan, decision record, travel plan, reflection, passport and review look like.
AI Prompt Pack for Transition Planning
28 tool-agnostic prompts grouped by step of transition planning, each with what to paste in and what to check before using the output.
Transition timeline, 14 to 25
What the young person, the family and services typically do at each age from 14 to 25, plus the yearly routine. Dated examples to check locally.
Decision-making at 18: country notes
Dated notes on adult age, supported decision-making, powers of attorney and court arrangements in eight countries, plus three questions for any adviser.
Decision card: options after school
If-this-consider-that card for choosing what comes after school, with five tests, the young person's rating and red flags on a visit.
Transition mistakes to avoid
Ten common transition traps with the early sign of each and what to do instead, plus a monthly self-check.
Transition 12-month plan calendar
70 events across twelve months: monthly actions naming the file to open, a monthly money admin hour and a skills check-in. Import into a new calendar and move to suit.
Transition task board import
46 transition tasks as a CSV for Trello, Asana, Notion, Planner or Jira, with month, file to open and due date.
Chapter by chapter
Each chapter opens with a real situation, gives you a method and ends with something to do today, using the tools in your kit.
- Format
- PDF e-book + XLSX + fillable PDF + DOCX + PDF cheat sheets + ICS + CSV
- Files
- 21 files plus a one-click ZIP
- E-book
- 61 pages
- Works with
- Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice, Word, Google Docs, Acrobat Reader, GoodNotes, Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar, Trello, Asana, Notion
- Best for
- Families and educators planning ages 14 to 25
Start With the Person, Not the Paperwork
Person-centred planning, the one-page profile, and turning dreams into first steps.
The Team, the Timeline and the Review Meeting
Map the team, find the coordinator, agree family roles and run a review with the young person's voice first.
Their Voice, Their Decisions
Supported decision-making and the options at adulthood, from least to most restrictive.
Education and Training After School
Compare options on five tests plus the young person's own rating.
Work That Fits
Tasks before job titles, routes into work, tasters and reasonable adjustments.
Independence Skills: Teach, Practise, Check
Four levels, nine areas, three skills at a time and a written travel training plan.
Money, Benefits and Services
Money skills step by step and a monthly money admin hour for deadlines.
From Children's to Adult Health Services
A staged health handover and a passport in the young person's voice.
Friends, Relationships and Staying Safe
Relationships as a right, consent, online safety and planning leisure.
Home, Housing and the Long View
Housing options, planning for when you are not there, and the annual review.
Not just reading. Tools you will actually open again.
E-book
- Transition to Adulthood Planner e-book: 10 chapters, a conclusion, country notes and a plain-words glossary, with 5 illustrations
Start here
- 00-Start-Here Transition Map: the whole job in twelve steps, your first hour, and a 30/60/90 day use plan
Spreadsheet
- Transition Plan Workbook (13 sheets): Start here, Settings, One-Page Profile, Dreams and Goals, Skills Checklist, Skills by Area, Options Scorer, Services and Benefits, Health Transition, Decisions Log, Team and Contacts, Review Meetings, Dashboard with chart
Fillable PDF forms
- My Plan (Easy Read): the young person's own four-page plan
- Supported Decision-Making Record
- Travel Training Plan with practice log and ready-to-go-solo check
- Work Experience Reflection with supervisor page
- Health Transition Passport
- Annual Transition Review
Word templates
- Transition Script Library: 46 scripts and messages
- Letters and Requests to Services: 12 ready-to-send letters
- Family Agreement on Roles
- Easy-Read Templates: 8 pages for the young person
- Worked Example Pack: Sam's transition year
- AI Prompt Pack for Transition Planning: 28 prompts
Cheat sheets
- Transition Timeline, 14 to 25
- Decision-Making at 18: Country Notes (dated)
- Decision Card: Options After School
- Transition Mistakes to Avoid
Calendar and task board
- Transition 12-Month Plan calendar: 70 events
- Transition Task Board Import (CSV): 46 tasks for Trello, Asana, Notion, Planner or Jira
When you have worked through it, you will be able to…
Every outcome is practised with a worked example and a tool, not just described.
- Build a one-page profile and a plan in your young person's own words
- See every deadline, review action and health step on one dashboard
- Map how each kind of decision will be supported before the adult birthday
- Compare options after school on clear tests plus your young person's own rating
- Teach independence skills three at a time and see progress by area
- Plan a staged move from children's to adult health services
- Write to services and handle hard conversations with ready words
- Run an annual review that starts with your young person's voice
Know your starting point. Prove your progress.
People who measure before and after improve faster and can show it. AssessAll, our sister assessment platform, has AI-graded assessments that pair with this kit. Take one now, work through the kit, then re-take it.
Plan Strength Assessment with an Eight-Week Re-Measure
Take the assessment →AssessAll assessmentFamily & Elder Caregiving Judgment
Take the assessment →AssessAll assessmentDecision-Making Style Assessment for Work and Personal Choices
Take the assessment →JobularyTurn what you learn into a measured development plan (Jobulary)
Make it a growth plan →A taste of Chapter 3
In most countries, at eighteen (sometimes nineteen or twenty-one) the law treats a person as an adult who makes their own decisions. Parents lose the automatic right to see records, speak to doctors, sign forms or manage money on their behalf. That is true whether or not the young person has a disability. For many young people with additional needs, this is exactly right. They can make their own decisions, sometimes with time, information in an accessible form or someone to talk it through with. For some, certain decisions will be hard to make even with good support. The question families face is how much help each kind of decision needs, and what is the least restrictive way to provide it.
The honest comparison
| Free templates and typical advice | This kit | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | A blank checklist of services | The young person's dreams, strengths and choices, in their words |
| Decisions at 18 | Jumps straight to guardianship | Least restrictive options first, a decision record, dated country notes and questions for an adviser |
| Skills | Yes or no ticks | Four levels where tools count as independence, progress by area and a chart |
| Deadlines | Remembered, or missed | Tracker with alert window, monthly money admin hour, ready-to-send letters |
| Countries | One country's system only | Works anywhere, with dated notes for the US, UK, India, Canada, Australia, UAE and Singapore |
| Words | None | 46 scripts and 12 letters for schools, colleges, employers, clinics, officials and family |
Made for you if…
- Parents and carers of a young person aged 14 to 25 with additional needs or disabilities
- Families of autistic young people and young people with ADHD, dyslexia, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, a learning disability or speech and language needs
- Families still waiting for an assessment or diagnosis who want to start planning anyway
- Grandparents, kinship carers and foster carers who hold the plan together
- Teachers, SENCOs, transition coordinators and support staff who want a family-friendly toolkit
- Families who are starting late, at 18 or 20, and want to catch up calmly
Probably not for you if…
- Anyone looking for a diagnosis, therapy or treatment advice: that comes from your young person's clinicians
- Anyone who needs legal advice on guardianship, powers of attorney or benefits appeals: take advice from an advocate or qualified lawyer
- Families looking for a plan written about the young person without their involvement
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Start with the quick-start chapter, then the main spreadsheet or planner. Most buyers use something from the kit the same day.
Your young person's plan, in their words, in one place
Open the Start-Here map, ask the good day question and type one date into the workbook. Whether you begin with the profile this evening or the deadlines tomorrow, each small step builds the plan that grows with them.
Personal licence for the buyer's own use (and use with your own family or the young people you support directly, where the kit says so). Please don't share or resell the files. Team and company licences: solutions@bodhih.com.
The Bodhih family, when you are ready for more
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Morning Heroes
Picture routine cards for mornings and bedtime.
AssessAll
250+ AI-graded assessments to measure skills and earn verified credentials.
Jobulary
Individual development plans that start from evidence and stay yours.
Bodhih Training
Run this topic as a live workshop for your team, in person or online.
Pewple
Book a vetted coach for career, leadership or communication. Pay per session.
Bodhih.org pathways
Certification pathways in Applied AI, Workplace English and management.
Transition to Adulthood Planner: FAQs
Read the free guideAlready bought? Resend my linkAt what age should transition planning start?
Around 14 is a good time to begin, and many systems start formally between 14 and 16. In the US, federal law requires transition planning in the IEP no later than the IEP in effect when the student turns 16. In England, Preparing for Adulthood is part of reviews from Year 9 for young people with an EHC plan. If your young person is older, start now: the same steps work.
Is this kit educational or professional advice?
It is educational. It does not diagnose, recommend therapies, or give medical, legal or financial advice. Work with your young person's clinicians, school or college and social care team, and take advice from an independent advocate or qualified lawyer on decision-making arrangements and benefits.
What happens when my disabled child turns 18?
In most countries the law treats them as an adult who makes their own decisions, so doctors, colleges and banks will talk to them first. The kit helps you plan, well before the birthday, how each kind of decision will be supported, starting with the least restrictive options such as information, supported decision-making and consent forms.
Does it work outside the UK and US?
Yes. The method and tools work in any country and currency. Country specifics sit in a dated appendix and a dated cheat sheet covering the US, UK, India, Canada, Australia, the UAE and Singapore, each with where to check.
My young person does not use speech. Can they still take part?
Yes. My Plan and the Easy-Read Templates accept drawings, photos, choices and symbols the young person already uses, and the book shows how to scribe their words and check the plan with them. The kit is independent and does not copy any proprietary symbol set.
What is a one-page profile?
A short summary, ideally in the young person's words, of what people like and admire about them, what matters to them, and how best to support them. It helps every new tutor, doctor or employer start well. The workbook and easy-read templates help you build one.
How do I measure our starting point?
Use the Plan Strength Assessment with an Eight-Week Re-Measure from AssessAll to check how strong your plan is now and again after eight weeks. The Family & Elder Caregiving Judgment and the Decision-Making Style Assessment for Work and Personal Choices are useful companions for carers.
How do I turn this into a development plan?
Jobulary's individual development plan tools can turn the goals you set here, for the young person or for yourself as a carer, into a measured development plan with reviews.
Can teachers and support staff use it?
Yes, with families. The personal licence covers use with the families or students you support directly. For use across a school, college or organisation, contact solutions@bodhih.com for a team licence.
What if we are starting late, at 19 or 20?
Start with the young person's plan, the workbook Settings and the Supported Decision-Making Record, then follow the twelve-month calendar. Nothing in the kit depends on starting at 14.
How much does Transition to Adulthood Planner cost?
₹1,299 including 18% GST for buyers in India, or $34 for buyers outside India. One-time payment, no subscription, with an automatic invoice.
How do I get the files after paying?
Instantly. Your download page opens the moment payment succeeds, and a permanent download link is emailed to you. Download each file separately or everything in one ZIP.
What software do I need?
Any of the usual tools: Excel or Google Sheets for spreadsheets, Word or Google Docs for templates, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Preview, Xodo or GoodNotes for the fillable PDFs, and Google, Outlook or Apple Calendar for the calendar plan.
Can I get a refund?
Because it is a digital download, kits are not refundable once downloaded. We always refund a duplicate charge or a failed delivery, and if a file is corrupted and we cannot fix it within 3 working days. Full terms: bodhih.org/refunds.
Can my company buy this for a team?
Yes. Team and company licences, and workshops on this topic run by Bodhih Training, are available. Write to solutions@bodhih.com or call +91 99000 11601.
