Anderson Kristy A, Hemmeter Jeffrey, Wittenburg David, Baller Julia, Roux Anne M, Rast Jessica E, Shattuck Paul T
A.J. Drexel ASD Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
A.J. Drexel ASD Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market Street, Suite 560, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Aug;52(8):3547-3559. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05215-1. Epub 2021 Aug 18.
This paper used Social Security Administration program data from 2005 to 2019 to examine national- and state-level changes in the number of new adult supplemental security income (SSI) awardees on the autism spectrum relative to awardees with intellectual disability and other mental health disorders. We identified three main findings: the number of autistic awards increased between 2005 and 2019 when awards for all other mental health disorders declined; roughly nine out of every 10 autistic adult awardees were between ages 18-25 years; there was variation in the growth of autistic awards across states. These findings support the need to consider geographic and age differences in SSI program participation among autistic adults and determine the underlying causes.
本文使用了2005年至2019年社会保障管理局的项目数据，以研究全国和州一级自闭症谱系新成年补充保障收入（SSI）受助人数量相对于智力残疾和其他精神健康障碍受助人数量的变化。我们发现了三个主要结果：2005年至2019年期间，自闭症受助人数增加，而所有其他精神健康障碍的受助人数下降；每10名自闭症成年受助人中约有9人年龄在18至25岁之间；各州自闭症受助人数的增长存在差异。这些结果支持有必要考虑自闭症成年人参与SSI项目的地理和年龄差异，并确定其潜在原因。
