Individual Profound Autism Criteria and Unmet Needs Among Autistic Adolescents and Their Caregivers

Key Points

• The study aims to examine the relationship between profound autism criteria and unmet support needs in adolescents and their caregivers.
• Cross-sectional study design
• Survey of autistic adolescents and their caregivers
• Assessment of support needs and anticipated housing requirements
• Identification of significant unmet support needs among adolescents with profound autism
• Awareness of a high demand for supervised housing options
• Correlation between specific autism criteria and the level of unmet needs