National Autism Indicators Report

The National Autism Indicators Report Transition into Young Adulthood 2015* reviewed available data about various adult outcomes for individuals across the spectrum of autism. Key findings from this report found:

• 58% of young adults on the autism spectrum worked for pay outside the home between high school and their early 20s - a rate far lower than young adults with other types of disabilities.
• Four in every 10 young adults on the autism spectrum never worked for pay between high school and their early 20s.
• Those who got jobs tended to work part-time in low-wage jobs.

*National Autism Indicators Report Transition into Young Adulthood 2015
Roux, Anne M., Shattuck, Paul T., Rast, Jessica E., Rava, Julianna A., and Anderson, Kristy, A. National Autism Indicators Report: Transition into Young Adulthood.
Philadelphia, PA: Life Course Outcomes Research Program, A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 2015.
http://drexel.edu/autismoutcomes/publications-and-reports/publications/National-Autism-Indicators-Report-Transition-to-Adulthood/#sthash.YuIlHJew.dpbs