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Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Transition from School to Post-School Life
The development that one experience during their life significantly impacts how they will behave and succeed when they are older. For instance, if an individual is unable to obtain sufficient education or does not have the opportunity to develop essential social skills during their adolescence, they may be less inclined to continue their education and may find it increasingly difficult to develop social bonds with other individuals as they age. Thus, it is absolute essential that every individual is given the opportunity to excel during their school years to increase their probability of future success. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are a family of increasingly prevalent disabilities that qualify an individual for special education services in the school under PL94-142, now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (Bradley et al., 2014). There have been multiple theories that have attempted to elucidate on the relative increase of ASDs in contemporary society; however, the underlying mechanism that makes one more predisposed to developing an ASD is currently unknown. Even if an individual has been diagnosed with an ASD, they should be given sufficient opportunity to excel at anything they desired to pursue. A diagnosis of an ASD does not have to be a limiting factor in the individual 's life but is only an obstacle that they must overcome to guarantee their development. The transition of an individual from the academic system to post-school life can be relatively daunting and has
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