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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Res Autism Spectr Disord. 2021 Dec 23;91:101900. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2021.101900

Table 4.

Item Level Frequencies for Indicator 13

Adapted Indicator 13 (NTACT, 2012) % Explicitly Stated
Items Employment (N = 20) Education/Training (N = 20) Independent Living (n = 8)

Are there any transition services needs identified? 100.0 100.0 40.0
Is (are) there annual IEP goal(s) related to the student’s transition services needs? 45.0 55.0 25.0
Items Employment (N = 20) Education/Training (n = 18) Independent Living (n = 9)

Are there transition services in the IEP that will reasonably enable the student to meet his or her postsecondary goal(s)? 95.0 77.8 77.8
Do the transition services include courses of study that will reasonably enable the student to meet his or her postsecondary goal(s)? 80.0 77.8 55.6
Is there an appropriate measurable postsecondary goal or goals in this area? 70.0 55.6 88.9
Is there evidence that the measurable postsecondary goal(s) were based on age appropriate transition assessment? 60.0 66.7 77.8
Is (are) the postsecondary goal(s) updated annually? 35.0 38.9 44.4
Is (are) there postsecondary goal(s) related to the student’s IEP goal(s)? 25.0 22.2 33.3
Is there evidence that the student was invited to the IEP Team meeting where transition services were discussed? 20.0 22.2 22.2
If appropriate, is there evidence that a representative of any participating agency was invited to the IEP Team meeting with the prior consent of the parent or student who has reached the age of majority? 15.0 16.7 22.2
Mean (SD)

Average Number of Items Included 6.85 (1.78) 6.00 (2.71) 6.78 (2.95)