QUICK FACTS FOR TRANSITION
STAY A STEP AHEAD. PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE!
- STEP 1 Start Talking Transition
- Transition takes place over several years. Conversation with your CdLS care team should start no later than age 14 so that everyone can get on the same page early.
Make sure to keep track of all conversations including treatment history.
- STEP 2 Self-Management
- Prepare every year for self-management (education, social and medical) Do a yearly review of self management skills with your team. It is important to track these skills every year to get ready for future responsibilities.
- STEP 3 Stay Educated
- Begin creating a transition plan at age 13 and review it each year. Focus on learning as much as you can to get ready for changing care to an adult doctor.
- STEP 4 Big Decisions
- Make sure that self-care is a possibility & discuss legal responsibility/guardianship options by age 15/16.
- STEP 5 Work Together
- Work together with your entire team to put together a solid transition plan. It should include topics like:
- Overall health
- Financial help
- Legal help
- Education
- Employment
- Housing
- STEP 6 Pick a New Team
- Approximately one - two years before it is time for your loved one to transfer to an adult doctor, work with your care team to pick a new adult team.
Confirm and Communicate to Ease the Transition
- STEP 7
- Confirm and Communicate the Transfer of Medical Care and start going to the new adult doctor.
