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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi. We are going to a financial planner soon and I wondered whether to factor in having a young child with ASD, with low support needs.

Specifically, I am wondering about whether our child will be able to maintain employment in adulthood. It is quite difficult to get our child to do non-preferred activities or anything that’s hard or requires effort. While I know adulthood is a long way off, from the statistics I’ve read about employment rates for “high functioning” folks with ASD, and the frequency with which this population is underemployed and unemployed, I am concerned and thinking we should do some contingency planning, if possible.

Does anyone have experience with this? Thank you.

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You said your child is young, so you don't have to start an ABLE account now.

We didn't open ours until DS was 18 and eligible for SSI.

"Low needs" could look like anything when your child is 18.  I know of several smart kids with low needs who are unemployed because of their disability.

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