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Adulthood and autism

This week we highlight some video and articles on adults with autism, perspectives and some of the challenges faced both by the individuals themselves, the parents of these adults and the "system" that no longer is built to support these adults. Many thanks for your continued support of the Autism Support Network.

Video: Adults with autism (part 1)

This is the first part of a thirty-minute outreach video from Second Look about autistic adults and examines some of the core issues with children aging out of the educational

support system. Watch video here

Life after high school, 10 skills to teach your child

Teaching adaptive behavior is one of the areas that are often overlooked for high-functioning individuals with autism spectrum disorders. However, adaptive

behaviors have a tremendous impact on our ability to use our skills in common situations in everyday life.Read more here

Video: Dean shares his thoughts on having autism

Dean provides some personal insight into life as an adult with autism. Diagnosed when he was an adult, he shares some of his insights into his earlier life and impact it has had into who he is now.

Watch the video here

Assessing the social mind in action

While most of us engage in social interaction/ regulation intuitively, many students with social learning challenges who have good to excellent language and cognition (e.g., High Functioning Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified, Asperger Syndrome and/or Attention Deficit Disorder) are weak in their ability to think about how we think socially. They also often lag behind their peers in the development of their social relationship skills. Read more

here.

Your voices

We like to highlight writings from our members to provide insight. Whether you or a loved-one has autism, or you're a health-care practitioner with unique insights to share, we'd love to hear from you. Please feel free to open a blog or email your own writings for inclusion!

Autistic boy slapped with felony assault! by the wildeman2

Zakh Price is 11 years old and holds a functioning IQ of 68, as far as anyone knows. It's really hard to believe they know enough about this child at all since they want to have him charged with felony assault. Did I mention he has autism?It's a new beginning and It is going to be a great year by shannons70

Well last year is over and gone! Hooray! A new year and a clean slate - it's perfect. I am taking some test so that I can work at a company called NTI online. My disability job counselor told me about them. I am in the process of completing them and anxiously await hearing back from them very soon. It will be a part time job.

We hope that you enjoy your time with us, and are connecting with others who can provide guidance and support.

Sincerely, FieldAutism Support Network