What happens when an autistic person grows old, and why is our support system still focused mainly on childhood?

Discover why an autism diagnosis at age seventy can be more life-changing than one at age three. - The sensory gauntlet of senior healthcare - Investigating the autism-dementia link - Late-life diagnosis as identity recovery - Protecting autonomy through supported decision-making Most support systems vanish after childhood, leaving a high-stakes gap for the neurodivergent seniors often hidden in plain sight.