Life after high school is the big unknown. The help an
autistic child receives tapers off in the adult years. I appreciate the support
I get. It enables me to live in the real world and do much of what my typical
peers do. The moment I graduate high school I lose the funding the School
District provides for my trained one on one aide. Colleges do not do provide
disabled students with this kind of assistance. Also, because the college day
is looser and less structured than high school, I won’t be going from class to
class all day long like I do now. I want to make sure I continue to have the
support I need three years from now when I begin college, even during the times
I am not attending class.
I want to have a meaningful career and life. This means that
I need to begin thinking, even now, about my future so that we can plan. What
have other autistic or disabled people done after high school to achieve this?
Do you have any ideas?
