Author(s)
Anne Roux, Jessica Rast, Julianna Rava, Kristy Anderson, Paul Shattuck
Date
4/15/2015
Topics
Access to Services, Community and Social Participation, Education, Employment, Health and Mental Health, Living Arrangements, Safety and Risk, Transition to Adulthood
Type
Indepth Report
Data Source
National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 (NLTS-2)
# Pages
66
Key Findings
What do we know about how youth with autism are faring as they enter young adulthood?
Do they have the help they might need to transition successfully into positive outcomes?
Overview
Young adults with autism have a difficult time following high school for almost any outcome you choose - working, continuing school, living independently, socializing and participating in the community, and staying healthy and safe. To complicate matters, many of these youth begin their journey into adulthood by stepping off a services cliff. Access to needed supports and services drops off dramatically after high school - with too many having no help at all.
Suggested Citation
Roux, Anne M., Shattuck, Paul T., Rast, Jessica E., Rava, Julianna A., and Anderson, Kristy A. National Autism Indicators Report: Transition into Young Adulthood. Philadelphia, PA: Life Course Outcomes Research Program, A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 2015.