The Direct Care Collaborative – Two Populations in Crisis: Adults with Severe Autism and Those That Support Them

• By: Cyndy Hayes, DBA Aging with Autism Laurie Sperry, PhD, BCBA-D Yale University
• April 1st, 2016
• adults, direct care, employment, staff training
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As most of us who are reading this page know, there is a paradoxical relationship between the increasing numbers of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) entering adulthood every year and the decline in available services. Indeed, the number of adults (22+) with autism is estimated at 200,000,...