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Youth with Autism: Roundtable Views of Services Needed During the Transition into Adulthood

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A US Government Accountability Office March 2016 study found that youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) transitioning to adulthood may need a wide range of services and supports to help them achieve their goals. ASD is a highly individualized condition with characteristics that vary in degree and type from person to person. Autism characteristics may hinder or help youth achieve their goals—such as postsecondary education and community integration. For each goal, the panel described services and supports that youth (ages 14-24) with ASD transitioning to adulthood may need to address autism characteristics and other health conditions that affect their ability to attain the goal. GAO grouped these services into 14 broad categories.

To read more from the report, please follow the link to the GAO study – http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-109

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