gical, sociological, and neurological disorder, and it should be treated as so. Drugs are not needed. I feel that that is a shortcut, and that the person is not being treated, only the disease. Motor planning therapy, teacher modeling, peer modeling are more useful forms of therapy. Autistic people are not easy to identify, those with high functioning autism can be you friend, neighbor, or even spouse. Only those with severe autism can be easily picked out. They have the same living options as people with other disabilities, which are ideally matched with the individuals capabilities. While in the past children would be most likely located at an institution; today they usually reside with their parents. Families of a disabled person can be tied down to a much greater extent than other families. Supervision of children can be a full time job. Autistic adults, who are unable to cope with their own residence, are likely to live in a state run facility. Group homes and assisted living are two of their choices. In Williams story, she lived with her parents until she reached young adulthood, and then moved on her own. Although she was unable to cope, her alters would take over allowing her to be productive to society. She explains how one of her alters moved from place to place;Homelessness had always been a Carol mode. It was carol who had made light of living in the black duffel coat she had nicknamed her mobile home. It was carol who had sat casually on the train watching the last train go before saying, Oh, damn. Missed the last one. Me? I hadnt been there. I had been a stray cat that carol had to find. Stray cats have no home to miss (Williams 12).As autistic people with MPD, recover they miss this feeling of security. They now have to deal with life! Before they could just go and hide when trouble came up, now there is nowhere to go. Although not all autistic people have MPD, they do have alternate ways of dealing ...
