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What percentage of autistic people end up in relationships?
Where did Olivia’s number come from? The factoid probably came from a 2018 study of mid-life social outcomes, which found that 5 percent of the autistic participants had been married at least once. But that’s a far cry from stating that only 5 percent of autistic people ever find love.
Do adults with autism get married?
The short answer is yes, autistic adults can get married. There is nothing inherent in a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder that would legally prevent someone from marrying, signing contracts, or otherwise making binding commitments.
What percentage of autistic adults are unemployed?
Studies estimate a staggering 50-75\% of the 5.6 million autistic adults in the U.S. are unemployed or underemployed.
Can autistic people get married and have kids?
Of course people on the Autistic Spectrum can marry and have children. Many of them do and there are many people who are somewhere on the autistic spectrum who are married, have children and do not even know that they have autism.
Can people with autism be good parents?
People with autism can become good parents just like anyone else. Remember that autism is at least partially genetic. Therefore, many people with autism were parented by people with some degree of autism.
Would you marry someone with autism?
People with autism can not only marry, but there are many autistic people who already are married. Like every relationship there are bound to be ups and downs and, just like people who are not autistic, some on the spectrum may have difficulty finding their ‘true love’.
Can autistic people live on their own?
There are many people who are high functioning with autism that can live, work, have families on their own. There are also many who cannot do this and will never be able to live independently. They will either be in residential facilties or live at home.