Prognosis

The prognosis for children and young people with autism who do not receive appropriate education is bleak and of grave concern for parents, who worry about what will happen when they are no longer able to care for them. Research shows that 90% of people with autism will not do well in life and 60% will be entirely dependent on others during all aspects of adulthood. Fewer than 10% of adults with autism have the basic skills that would enable them to live any form of independent life, such as shopping, preparing meals and managing money. The lack of education available to teach these essential self-help skills means that generation after generation of young people and adults with autism are excluded from making a meaningful contribution to society.

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