本研究以15歲以上自閉症青年、成人為調查對象，以問卷請家人填答的方式取得相關資料。主要結果如下：1.研究對象，男性70人，女性21人，比率為3.3：1，年齡層皆佈以15∼19歲最多，20∼24歲次之；2.溝通與適應能力均在「好」範圍者佔16.5%，均在「差」範圍者佔30.6%，其餘介於中間；3.居住地點以家�堿陞D，白天去處，除仍在上學的30.8%、工作的9.9%外，大多均待在家�堙F4.居家生活方面，80%左右無獨立的生活能力，半數需要大量的照顧。整體而言，自我照顧能力低也很少分擔家事；5.休閒生活依能力高低有相當的差別，能力好者休閒種類多，內容也較多樣，能力低者則反；6.問題行為的多寡及家人因困擾程度與能力高低有相關；7.社區生活方面，整體而言，外出次數不多，和社區接觸不足、社區資源利用亦不多，與社區關係薄弱；8.家人最擔心之事，為自己老後自閉症子女的照顧問題。

　　　　　A Survey study of autistic youths from 15 years of age to adults was conducted within their families. The data was provided by those families by filled in a questionnaire. The main findings were as follows: 1.70 males, 21 females, a ratio of 3.3:1 of males to females, were the subjects of this study. Within those people, the majority were between 15-19 years old, then 20-24 years of age. 2.Out of the group, 16.5% of autistic youths had a good outcome as compared to 30.6% with poor outcome. The remaining percent had only fair ability. 3.Most of them lived at home; 30.8% attended school during the day, while 9.9% went to work. And, the others just stayed at home. 4.For the home life, 80% could not care themselves independently. Half of the group needed heavy care from their families. Entirely, those people lacked the 5.Recreation abilities ranged widely. Those with greater ability could participate in many activities. 6.The level of individual ability of those autistic people was related to the number of troubled behavior carried by the autistic person. 7.For the community life, most autistic people kept seldom contact with outside, they attended community activities rarely, they did not use social resourse much. They remained light relation with the community which the community which they belonged to. 8.Family members worried the most that if they are not able to care for them, who can.