Dr. Vanessa Bal quoted and cited in, "How to navigate adulthood on the autism spectrum"

Dr. Vanessa Bal, Karmazin and Lillard Chair in Adult Autism; Associate Professor & Director, LifeSPAN Autism Lab and RCAAS-Psychological Services Clinic; Co-Director of Research, RCAAS, lent her expertise to the November/December American Psychological Association (APA) Monitor’s, “How to navigate adulthood on the autism spectrum.” Dr. Bal was quoted in, and her research was cited in this insightful article. It describes the “service cliff” that exists when autistic adults leave high school, the troubling sharp decline in services available after graduation. The article also describes some of the struggles that autistic adults face in a neurotypical world and in the workplace, and much more.

“As individuals continue to grow and develop, how autism presents, or what autism looks like in a person, really changes.” - Dr. Bal

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