I wanted to learn more about transition planning and self-advocacy, and I luckily sat next to Tom Iland a few weeks ago. Tom is a speaker and co-author of "Come to Life" which is an awesome collection of analogies, metaphors, and visuals that help students with autism (or anyone!) through the process of making informed decisions into adulthood.   

Tom was diagnosed with autism at 13, and shares with me some of his experience overcoming obstacles to realize his goals- being independent and helping others. You can read more about Tom at thomasiland.com and read about his co-author and mom, Emily Iland at her site, emilyiland.com.  The link to buy the book directly is https://thomasiland.com/come-to-life/.