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Creating a Future for Adults with Autism Conference

The 1990s saw an explosion in the number of children diagnosed with autism and now as those kids are approaching their 20s, families in Southwest Florida and around the nation are struggling to find appropriate work and housing options.  Experts with the advocacy organization Autism Speaks predict that another 500,000 children with autism in the U.S. will be reaching adulthood in the next decade.  Ahead of next month’s “Creating a Future for Adults with Autism” conference in Naples, we’ll explore efforts to increase group home and housing community options in our region.