why the mentail and nero world caters to teen and kid aspies

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Why does them mental world and neurological world for the most part cater to just teens and pre teens? Most places that deal with assesing wether you my have aspie in the Seattle area deal with only kids. Why?

because you are only valued as a child

Erm... money?

I am guessing they have a better chance of recovery.

Adults make up a huge undiagnosed population. It is easier for doctors to set up shop and cater to families with children because have more "pure" signs and symptoms of AS, and not only that, have parents who will make them be seen on a regular basis. More adult AS specialists will probably emerge in the next decade, as more undiagnosed adults become aware of their condition. I grew up in a family that was totally clueless that anything could be wrong with me at all. To my mother, the fewer friends I had, the better. The less I wanted to be around other kids, the less she had to worry. People are catching up with normal child development behaviours like never before. Adults that have been uncaught, usually have more issues than just AS to deal with, especially adult females, and they can be much harder to clearly assess. Doctors are just now, starting to question the female assessment differences. as well. Hans Asperger did not believe that females could have AS, and based all of the diagnostics on males. Boys and girls are neurologically different. Girls are stronger at socialising, but as we all know now, they can have AS. Anyway, another reason for catering to kids is that because AS is relatively new to the general public for available treatment, and kids matter more to a society mostly made up of parents, they are the priority for treatment.

everyonme should get the medical attention they need from first breath to last

Because ADHD, allergies, autism, asthma, orthopaedic conditions, dyslexia, dyscalculia, various LDs and others are still thought of as childhood conditions. That's why.

Because it is easier to track children than adults. Simply put, during the day, most children under the age of 16 are at one place, school. Hence, with all the children together, it is easier to spot the ones who are not normal. It is also easier to get services to them because they can be done under one room.

Adults on the other hand are in the community and depending on their functioning level, may not be noticed at all. It is quite a bit harder to get services to adults when they can be anywhere or are not interested.

there aren't any services fro adults anywhere.

i think this is because childs are considered more potential as they hold pssibility that they will be able to be as normal as they can be and this way they will not become burden on society where adults are thought to have grown their strength upto their limit which is not certainly true.if aspie adults could meet diagonosis and could cross their limitations they could have used their talent much fruitfully which is ignored by the society.