Transition planning and possible accommodations to consider

• Frank's biggest challenge is his inability to pay attention and stay organized. He likely has a sequential processing challenge. He has great difficulty organizing and memorizing details. Frank's goal is to improve his skills to help open his own carpentry business. Therefore, any accommodations should be designed to support him in that environment. Frank will need to appear organized to his potential customers and will need to stay on track with his carpentry contracts.

Areas to focus to support his transition plans

• Develop a supply order form listing all of the potential supplies, so that Frank can circle the right items and add up the items' costs for the customers. Use carbon forms so that he has a copy and the customer has a copy. This will ensure that the material is presented in an organized, legible fashion, and will help Frank stay organized when costing out a potential project.
• Include on the form the steps Tom needs to follow when meeting with a customer and so he can check off each step as he covers it with his customer (i.e. introduce self, provide a description of experiences, provide reference contacts, identify customer needs, etc.) This will help him stay on task and he will have a reference point to go back to if the customer sidetracks him with other "irrelevant" conversation.
• Model and teach Frank how to use the forms and stay focused.
• Encourage Frank to break down his actual carpentry job into smaller units and corresponding time lines. Teach him to self-monitor his progress.
• Encourage Frank to take breaks when he begins to feel like he is "spinning his wheels".
• Help Frank explore potential software technology that will help him manage his business and help him practice using it.
• Use real-life examples to help with the "big picture" and show Frank why this lesson is relevant.