A report released last month aims to be a resource for the housing industry, 服务提供商, 政策制定者, 研究人员, 居民, and other stakeholders for how to best serve the housing needs of adults with autism and other intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD).

A Place in the World: Fueling Housing and Community Options for Adults with Autism and Other Neurodiversities was released by First Place AZ and Autism Housing Network, nonprofit organizations that support housing options for adults with IDD. It includes more than 150 terms to help people better understand housing preferences, 易访问性需求, 支持设施, service delivery models and more. 通过定义通用术语, 细分市场, 最佳实践, the hope is to drive partnerships and policy decisions to address housing needs.

“We get daily pleas from desperate autistic adults facing homelessness and senior caregivers who just can’t support their loved ones’ needs anymore,Desiree Kameka Galloway说, report co-author and director of Autism Housing Network. “他们不知道自己的选择, and the reality is they often must choose between the next empty bed 100 miles away or homelessness.”

Straightforward definitions for housing features, 设施, 位置, price points and economic realities are included in the report with the intent to provide a common starting point for developers, 资助者, 支持服务.

“We have united to take a critical step toward fueling a marketplace of options while recognizing the historic disconnect among prospective 居民 and their families, 服务提供商, housing developers and policy officials struggling to address demand based on vastly different experiences and points of reference,卡梅卡·加洛韦说.