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Perspectives  Commentary from the Field    Curriculum for Students18-21 Should Help them Transition to Adult Life   Leena Jo Landmark, PhD, FAAIDD Sam Houston State University   Educators of students aged 18-21 frequently ask about curriculum for their students. There are packaged curricula and state K-12 education standards; however, they are neither individualized nor appropriate for adult students. So, how does a teacher determine what to teach individuals over age 18 in school transition programs?   The first step is a transition assessment that includes person-family centered planning. MAPS or PATH could be used, although any person-family centered process will do. The immediate goal is to learn what the adult student’s living, learning, and working environments will be after school services cease.   The next step is to assess the gap between the adult student’s current functional skills and what skills they need to be successful for living, learning, and working in their chosen environments.   The adult student’s individualized curriculum will indicate their current skill levels, their goal skill levels, and the individualized plan for learning those skills.      Notables  Recent awards, accolades, appointments, and other honors.   2024 AAIDD Annual Meeting Members Highlights    Melissa DiSipio, MSA, FAAIDD with be Giving the Presidential Address: Achieving Health Outcomes Across the Lifespan     Marc J. Tassé, PhD, FAAIDD, and Michael L Wehmeyer, PhD, FAAIDD, will be Presenting Story Behind the Stories: Past Presidents of AAIDD     Vincent Chesney, MS, FAAIDD, Matt Bogenschutz, PhD, Cathy Shanholtz, OTD, Sheida Raley, PhD,  and Caitlin Bailey, PhD Share How to Give Successful Conference Presentations      Notables  Recent awards, accolades, appointments, and other honors Perspectives Commentary from the field    AAIDD is looking to feature notables and perspective pieces from our members in the field! Send us your commentary to be featured in a future Leadership in IDD Newsletter.     Produced by AAIDD, this monthly digest features the recent (first made available within last 3 months) and emergent (will be available within the next 4-6 weeks) work of AAIDD members only. Journal articles, while important, are not featured in this publication.    View the archive of the Leadership in IDD newsletter here.     Not yet a member? Join AAIDD online!     Click here to unsubscribe. Message sent by AAIDD, membership@aaidd.org American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | 8403 Colesville Road | Suite 900 | Silver Spring, MD 20910