‘We were inundated’: creating pioneering homes for autistic young adults

Following the success of Linden Farm, the Simon Trust helps families create specialised local residences for their adult children with highly complex needs

Parents across the UK are forming partnerships with local councils to build pioneering supported-living homes for their severely autistic children.

With growing numbers of parents increasingly unable to find suitable, safe and secure residential accommodation for their young adult children – and cash-strapped councils having to pay exorbitant costs when already expensive placements break down – the two are coming together to forge a solution.