Trends in Supplemental Security Income Payments to Adults With Autism.

CONCLUSIONS: The purpose of the SSI program is to reduce the extent of poverty by providing monthly payments to eligible individuals with disabilities. The authors found that a large and growing number of adults with autism receive SSI benefits. This finding underscores the importance of future research related to the economic security of adults on the autism spectrum. PMID: 32264799 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Psychiatric Services - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatr Serv Source Type: research
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