"Realistically, most families aren't going to be thinking about transition when their child is under age 12 or 13," admits Paul Wehman, a professor of physical medicine, rehabilitation, and special education at Virginia Commonwealth University. But Dr. Wehman emphasizes that parents and teachers need to begin preparing children with disabilities for adult life at an early age. "When kids are in high school, they [will already] need to know what they want to do."
