Autonomy is the independence or individuality of a single person. As a person grows and gets older they begin to get more and more autonomous. This continues until they are fully autonomous and can do everything themselves. Even though all people get autonomous, Everyone does it at different rates. By the time a person is 16 they should be nearly fully autonomous. They should nearly be able to live by themselves, with the exception of owning a house or being able to make enough money to live on their own. People should be autonomous in order to be prepared for the worst to and to get ready for future life. Autonomy made survival and living possible for Juliane Diller, in 1971 when she survived a mile high fall. A few days after after graduating