What are the best treatment and therapy options for a 30-year-old autistic person?
Unfortunately, it is never possible to give global answers to questions such as this. Autism is a very complex condition and individuals may have very different levels of ability; the severity of their autistic features is highly variable, and personality and family background are also important factors that need to be taken into account. Support for a 30-year-old would depend very much on his or her levels of ability and personal circumstances. Thus, whereas some individuals of this age may have jobs, and even families of their own, others will remain very dependent on others for support. Intervention must be based on a detailed individual assessment with support levels being appropriate to this. For some this may involve specialist programmes in residential settings; for others it may involve help in finding and coping with work; providing adequate support for independent living, and for those who marry, or who have children themselves, some guidance for families may be necessary.
