Do We Spend Enough Time Thinking About Independence?
Sometimes, the things we don’t talk about can be very revealing. I’ve previously written about my fear that many autistic people are becoming dependent on supports and failing to surpass the low expectations that others have of us. While this usually doesn’t cause too many problems in childhood, it can be disastrous in adulthood. Not only does the adult transition take autistic people into new and unfamiliar environments, with greater demands, but our society strips away most supports just as…