High School Planning for Autistic Teens in Ontario

Start high-school planning with your teen's goal after graduation.

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High School Planning for Autistic Teens in Ontario Start high-school planning with your teen's goal after graduation. Ask guidance which courses keep that goal open which supports can be written into the IEP which deadlines apply PPM 156 requires an up-to-date transition plan in the IEP for every student with an IEP Your teen's IEP should evolve each year to reflect changing needs. Read the guide www.endthewaitontario.com/education/high-school-planning Verified 2026-10-23

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Start high-school planning with your teen's goal after graduation. A short silent explainer with captions. Illustrations after Julius Klinger. 36 seconds.

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Under Ontario Regulation 181/98, an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC) can place a student in a special education program. Once that placement starts, the principal has 30 school days to make sure an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is completed. Ministry policy (PPM 140) also lets boards write IEPs for students who have not been formally identified by an IPRC

Primary source Government of Ontario (1998) Verified 2026-10-04
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Written by Spencer Carroll

Founder & Autism Advocate

Lived experience: Parent of autistic child in the OAP system