IIACC Goal 5: Successful Youth Transition to Adult Services, Work, and Independence
Approximately 5.4 million adults aged 18 years and older in the United States have autism (Dietz et al., 2020).
🧠 More than 60% of autistic individuals have transitioned to adulthood (HANDS IPP Survey Data, 2024). Aging in autistic adults varies from the typical aging population. Autistic adults and their caregivers enter their later years with a special set of circumstances.
🧠Majority (74%) of individuals with autism have at least one comorbidity and had a greater average number of comorbidities than their non-ASD siblings. (Khachadourian et al.2023). Assuring good, long-term care and smooth transitions is important
Transition - INformation Network
🧠 A study in 2023 showed that majority of primary caregivers comprise of mothers (70%) followed by fathers (20%), grandparents (5%) and siblings (5%) Caregiver burden among caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder - PMC
Source: HANDS IPP Survey Data 2024. [Unpublished]
🧰 Some resources to Support Autistic Adults
Indiana Statewide Independent Living Council
Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA)
To learn more about IIACC, visit our HANDS website or INformation Network - page.