Public schools provide a variety of necessary services to children and teens with autism, but there's a lack of adequate support for adults who have aged out of the system, according to a new report.
SALT LAKE CITY — Public schools provide a variety of necessary services to children and teens with autism, but there is a lack of adequate support for adults who have aged out of the system, according to a new report.
"As you think through a regular day in your life, you get up, do your morning routine, maybe you drive to work, maybe you have a doctor appointment. But all of those different things can be places where neurodivergent individuals and people with autism can face additional barriers," she said. "That's a crummy feeling, especially when you love where you live and don't necessarily want to move," Martinez said. "Just the sheer financial burden of that and the emotional toll of not being able to be with your family because there are, literally, not the support services. This has been a problem for a long time."
"This study showed us that that's just not true," she said. "It showed that people with autism — kids and adults — have social needs, they want to have friendships, they want to feel a sense of belonging, just like any other human does. We as a broader community need to think about how to meet that need in different ways."
There are an estimated 32,000 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who live with caregivers who are over the age of 60, Martinez said, which puts them at risk if their caregiver becomes unable to take care of them.
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