CHICAGO: In what may be the first project of its kind in the nation, local developers are building an apartment complex that will house adults with autism alongside non-autistic residents.
The apartments will feature 42 one- and two-bedroom apartments, including six for physically disabled people. About half the units are expected to go to higher functioning autistic adults who can live independently and hold a job.
While this project may be the first that mixes autistic and non-autistic adults, it is part of a recent movement to create affordable housing projects that put various special needs groups alongside typical renters.
The project grew out of a conversation a few years ago between…