Prepare ahead step by step the life skills your teen will need if they will be living in a dorm or other housing during college.

This education article in the MAP and the Milestones Postsecondary/College Tool Kit provide tips and information to prepare for that transition.

Explore colleges that offer summer programs that allow high school students to experience what living in a dorm environment and attending college classes will be like. These are often called summer springboard programs and allow students to live like a college student for one to two weeks. These kinds of experiences will help define what skills need to be mastered before your teen is able to live independently in a dorm or apartment while in school.

You'll find more informaition about preparing for housing in this article in the Milestones Autism Planning (MAP).