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appalachiablue

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1. In this recent LAT article on an autistic commencement speaker,
Sun May 26, 2019, 06:03 PM
May 2019

Last edited Sun May 26, 2019, 06:45 PM - Edit history (1)

>a specialist who is quoted states that we're unprepared for the coming "autism tsunami,' some 500,000 teens with the disorder that will enter adulthood next decade."

LAT, May 2019, 'A lot of times they are dropping out early or struggling with mental health,” White said. Soon, this will present a challenge for the nation, she said. In what specialists are calling an “autism tsunami,” some 500,000 teens with the disorder will enter adulthood in the next decade — and need more services to help them succeed in the way Youn has. “We are, on the whole, unprepared to help them function to their true potential,” White said. “We as a society need to do better.”
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/he-couldnt-speak-as-a-child-now-this-autistic-student-is-giving-a-commencement-address/ar-AABv2YD?ocid=HPCOMMDHP15

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