When they grow up, they’ll be autistic adults just like the autistic adults I learn from now. Many of them use AAC devices to communicate, just like some of our veterans with traumatic brain injuries. Others use incontinence supplies, just like millions of other adults. Lots of our kids will require support when they grow up, and that fact isn’t autism specific. I’m not sure who created the goal of “being independent,” but I’m almost certain they had help.
