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ASK PINNACLE · QUESTIONS, EXPLANATIONS & NEXT STEPS

Transitioning

Explore explanations, everyday questions and next steps connected with transitioning.

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Therapy & support

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What therapy helps a child learn to transition?

Transitioning between activities is a cognitive and executive-function skill supported through occupational therapy, special-education strategies and structured, ABA-informed teaching — using visual schedules, transition warnings and consistent routines across home and school. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

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At home

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Helping Your Child Practise Transitions at Home

Help a child practise transitions with advance warnings, predictable routines, visual schedules and small playful rituals. Children move more easily when they know what's coming and feel calm and in control — so prepare, never pressure, and celebrate every smooth change.

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How can I help my child learn to transition at home?

Help your child transition more easily at home by forecasting changes, using visual schedules and transition cues, keeping a calm tone, and praising the act of moving on. Between 3 and 7, this executive-function skill grows with predictable, warm practice.

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An Everyday Therapy activity for transitioning

One easy home activity for transitioning is the "First–Then" countdown with a visible timer: name the now and next in two steps, show a 5-minute visual countdown, give 2- and 1-minute warnings, and use the same little ritual each time. Making change predictable and visible lowers stress and builds the executive-function skill of shifting smoothly.

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