If you're a parent of a younger child, please read this thread with a notebook. I'm a parent of a 22-year-old, and I want to save you some of what we went through. In the U.S., school-based services end at 21 (sometimes 18 or 22 depending on your state). One day there is a coordinated team — IEP, therapists, transition planning, a building to go to. The next day, there is… you. And a patchwork of adult systems that don't talk to each other: vocational rehab, Medicaid waivers, day programs, supp…