ASD: The Present

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ASD: The Present

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOZ1Ro-Sj_g&t=638s

Working

There can be a lack of finding happiness or comfort in the workforce. Despite the fact that the workforce should be available to all, there can be a lot of issues to finding work.

Training Needed

There is a lot of support out there for younger children and training to support them. But a lot of other areas do not have training out there for how to support an adult with ASD. As mentioned in the video: Autism: Talking to the exprts, it can be hard to find a doctor.

Advocacy

Advocacy as stated in the video: Autism: Talking with the experts. Often depends on the speaking and financial skills of the parent or guardian.

Other factors that unfortunately play a role here include: Language barriers where English can often be more of a gateway in than other languages. At the school I work at, most families are Indian (about 70% of the students were born in India). Most parents were nervous about advocating for their child and I often found myself coaching parents on how to advocate for their child.

Teens and Adolescence

Students need a lot of support on the many transitions from teens to adulthood. The following is shared with permission, my close friend M once said to me: "Going to college took so long because I didn't know how to get ready for it" No one stopped long enough to talk to her about transitioning, preparing for that, and helping her be ready for such a big step. In fact, her parents didn't think she could go to college. Until one day, M found out that a local college offered a transition program which was developed to help young people transition to college life. This program was expensive but very helpful for her in preparing for her September start of college life.

According to Autism: Talking with the experts there is a lack of focus in this area. I personally highly agree with this notion as I have seen a lot of programming geared towards young children, but not older children and teens.

Early Identification

Early Diagnosis are key: Diagnosis and early identification are key to properly supporting the student and those in the position of caring for that child.

Costly endeavors and supports: Intervention and programming can have very long wait times. Even over the 2020-2021 school year, I remember many EA's telling me that money and early identification are the biggest factors. The older they are, unfortunately leads to them being potentially lost in the system. Unless they're parents can afford to 'skip the line' (as an EA once told me) and pay for their child to access supports privately.