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Transition Work Experience Program


​Winters Center for Autism is committed to enhancing the quality of life for adults with autism through job creation training and placement while helping caring Long Island businesses to develop and implement programs to employ people with autism. The Transition Programs currently operate out of the following 12 community settings;
  • Winters Bros Waste Systems of Long Island, West Babylon, NY.
  • Long Island Select Healthcare (LISH) in Central Islip, NY. 
  • Long Island Select Healthcare (LISH) in Hauppauge, NY.
  • Yonida International Trading Corp., West Babylon, NY.
  • The Bead Market, Farmingdale, NY. 
  • Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY.
  • Jake's 58, Islandia, NY.
  • EQ Salon + Barber, St. James, NY.
  • Mike's Custom Kuts, West Babylon, NY.
  • Music Academy for Special Learners, Hauppauge, NY.
  • Town Of Babylon, Suffolk County, NY. 
  • New York Community Bank, West Babylon, NY.
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The Transition Work Experience Program offers participants with autism and other developmental disabilities ages 18+ who have completed high school, the opportunity to learn the vocational, social and independent living skills important for employment success. The Center’s Transition Programs offer hands-on skill development to harness the potential of each person and discover the job that may best fit his or her abilities. ​
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Job Skills
​Training

  • Customer service 
  • Retail
  • Office skills
  • Computer skills
  • Warehouse 
  • Custodial & cleaning

Workplace Skills Training

  • Coworker relationships
  • Workplace and personal safety
  • Hygiene and attire 
  • Stress management 
  • Community & customer relationships

Strategies &
​Supports 

  • Modeling
  • Direct instruction
  • Prompting & fading
  • Task analysis
  • Graphic organizers
  • ​Systematic reinforcement

​At Winters Center for Autism we evaluate each participant’s aptitude and interest using the Assessment of Functional Living Skills (Partington & Mueller, 2015) and a person-centered approach.   We help each participant explore their aptitude and interest throughout the assessment and teaching process.  
 
The Transition Work Experience Program will maintain a ratio of 1 support staff for every 3 participants throughout the program.  Because the training is conducted in a place of business, participants need to be able to: 
  • follow simple one-step directions (verbal or visual)
  • follow safety protocols set forth by worksite and support staff
  • use coping strategies to communicate frustration or anger
  • use public restroom with minimal assistance
  • have no recent history of elopement 

​The Transition Work Experience Program:
  • Operates 52 weeks per year
  • Meets two days per week for 1.5 hours (90 minutes each session)
  • Offers 2 hours per week of workplace skills training and 1 hour per week of curriculum based strategies and support instruction
  • Tuition is $800 per month
  • Participant must provide own transportation to and from the work site.

Work Experience Program Partners

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Please visit our Blog for more stories. 

For more information on the Transition Work Experience Program contact Christine Ponzio
​at 
(516) 301 - 3531 or via email: [email protected] ​
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The Winters Center for Autism is committed to enhancing the quality of life for adults with autism through job creation, training and placement while helping businesses to develop and implement programs to employ people with autism. ​


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(631) 635-1169
  • About Us
    • Our Mission and Vision
    • Board of Directors
    • Meet Our Team
    • 2023 Annual Report
    • Our Partners
    • Our Supporters
    • Resources >
      • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Programs & Services
    • Application of Interest
    • The Campus
    • Transition Program
    • Job Training Options
    • S.E.E.D
    • Summer Career Experience 2025
  • Donate Today
    • Autism Acceptance Month 2025
    • A Vision Realized – A Legacy of Joe Winters
    • Online Store
    • Naming Opportunities
    • Tribute Gifts
  • Get Involved
    • Become an Employer Partner
    • Apply Now
    • Become a Volunteer
  • Events
    • 2025 Casino Night
    • The Joe Winters Classic 2025 Photo Album
    • A Toast To Embracing Autism Event Photos
  • News
  • Blog
  • Blog