SchaferAutismReport: Transitioning a Child With Autism Into Adulthood

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RESOURCESTransitioning a Child With Autism Into Adulthood By Pasha Bahsoun, LA Special Education Examiner Bringing a child diagnosed with Autism into adulthood can be a daunting prospect.Credits: One of the primary goals of any early intervention or therapy program for a child diagnosed on the Autism spectrum is to promote independence, integrate the child into a classroom if possible and fade out the program systematically. While the fading out of any intervention program is a tremendous achievement for the child, the educators and the parents, it can at the same time be a daunting prospect for parents

who are left with a child, teenager or adult with Autism without the support they had been depending on. It is estimated that in the next decade, 800,000 children on the Autism spectrum will enter adulthood in need of some form of support services. It is important to remember that Autism is labeled a "spectrum" disorder because of the wide range of symptoms and variety of people diagnosed. Some adults with Autism may not require full support, if any, and can be hired for high-level jobs, such as a lab assistant. Other people on the spectrum, depending on their language and communication skills, may work in the retails or service industry. The PBS documentary "Autism: Coming of Age" tracks 3 adults on the Autism spectrum and how their

families and schools have facilitated acquiring employment and support in adulthood. A key point made in the documentary was to pinpoint an individual's strengths in order to find a good match in job placement. For example, one person

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