" About a half a million youth with ASD will enter adulthood over the next decade. As they exit high school, they must obtain services as adults. Previous GAO work has shown that students with disabilities who are transitioning to adulthood face challenges identifying and obtaining adult services. GAO was asked to study the services and supports youth with ASD need during the transition to adulthood. This is the first in a series of reports. GAO studied (1) the services and supports transitioning youth with ASD need to ...
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" About a half a million youth with ASD will enter adulthood over the next decade. As they exit high school, they must obtain services as adults. Previous GAO work has shown that students with disabilities who are transitioning to adulthood face challenges identifying and obtaining adult services. GAO was asked to study the services and supports youth with ASD need during the transition to adulthood. This is the first in a series of reports. GAO studied (1) the services and supports transitioning youth with ASD need to attain their goals for adulthood, (2) the characteristics of these services and supports, and (3) how youth with ASD can be fully integrated into society. To address these objectives, GAO convened a roundtable discussion on March 3 and 4, 2016. GAO selected 24 panelists, including adults with ASD, service providers, researchers, and parents of youth with ASD. GAO interviewed prospective panelists in advance of the discussion and selected a panel with a broad base of expertise reflecting the diversity of the autism community. The panel described the services and supports that youth with ASD may need to help them achieve five goals for adulthood: postsecondary education; employment; maximizing independent living; health and safety; and maximizing community integration"
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