11/19/2025
Growing Older on the Spectrum, What Life Looks Like for Autistic Adults After 50
We usually hear about autism in kids, therapy sessions, schools and childhood meltdowns. But what happens when those kids grow up, turn 50, 60 or even 70. Autistic adults do not just stop being autistic when they age. Their needs change, their bodies slow down and their world sometimes becomes smaller. Many older autistic adults grew up in a time when autism was not well understood, so some never got a diagnosis....
Growing older with autism is not a sad ending. It is just a new chapter that needs more patience and planning. Teens should know that autistic people can live