University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: December 2018

What Does Healthy Aging Look Like for Autistic Adults?

Older adults with an autism diagnosis are a relatively new phenomenon. The first person ever diagnosed with autism, Donald Triplett, is now 87 years old. Donald has lived a full life, graduating from college, working at the family bank, traveling around the world and playing golf. Yet, as we’re “seeing people with developmental disabilities in …