My brother has worked at an ADE for over 30 years. It gives him something interesting to do, somewhere to go each day and a social outlet. He and his friends from the ADE socialise often. My brother is lucky in that he has lots of family support but some of his friends don't have family close by. If they had no ADE to go to each day, they would sit at home on their own talking to nobody. My brother has been moved to open employment twice but each time it has failed as "normal" workplaces are not supportive of people who needed constant guidance. He once had no break after standing on an assembly line for 6 hours as he does not have the understanding that he should take a break. He needs to be in a supported workplace.