Turning 21

What will happen when your autistic child turns 21?

Where will he live? Will jobs be available to him? Will she continue to receive life skills training from qualified caregivers? Will she be safe?

When autistic children reach age 21, they and their families are left to fend for themselves. Appropriate placements are just not available. The profoundly autistic may find themselves in institutional settings where they stay for the rest of their lives.

Our Children Deserve More Options

Friends of Autistic People works to increase the options available to autistic adults, by raising awareness of facts such as:

60% of adults with autism will need care throughout their lives.
Adults with autism do not have any government-mandated support after they turn 21.
Higher functioning autistic adults get very few services and are often taken care of by their aging parents.

You can help. Join Friends of Autistic People today.