High levels of social exclusion due to low rates of – employment and the fact that many live with parents well into adulthood; Higher probability / incidence rates of developing psychiatric / mental health conditions; Often feel that they are not adequately supported in accessing mainstream services. Ethnicity No Sexual No Is there any indication or evidence that different groups have different needs, experiences, issues and priorities in relation to the policy / decision? Yes/No/ Please provide details Don’t Know The challenges faced by people with autism change and can increase as they get older particularly at key – transition stages of their lives for example from child to – Age Yes adult services and from adult to older people’s services. Also, many disabilities increase (deteriorate) with age and some people with autism can go on to develop mental health problems. Gender No Religion No Political No Opinion People with autism face greater difficulties in forming Marital No relationships and who live alone experience more Status social isolation / become more socially isolated over time. Parents / families with one or more children with autism Dependant may have other children / Dependants. This can cause Yes Status additional stresses and challenges for families and make it more difficult for parents to devote time to all their children
High levels of social exclusion – due to low rates of employment and the fact that many live with parents well into adulthood; Higher probability / incidence rates of developing psychiatric / mental health conditions; Often feel that they are not adequately supported in accessing mainstream services. Ethnicity No Sexual No Is there any indication or evidence that different groups have different needs, experiences, issues and priorities in relation to the policy / decision? Yes/No/ Don’t Know Please provide details Age Yes The challenges faced by people with autism change and can increase as they get older – particularly at key transition stages of their lives – for example from child to adult services and from adult to older people’s services. Also, many disabilities increase (deteriorate) with age and some people with autism can go on to develop mental health problems. Gender No Religion No Political Opinion No Marital Status No People with autism face greater difficulties in forming relationships and who live alone experience more social isolation / become more socially isolated over time. Dependant Status Yes Parents / families with one or more children with autism may have other children / Dependants. This can cause additional stresses and challenges for families and make it more difficult for parents to devote time to all their children
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