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Life Course Outcomes Fact Sheet Employment by The A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
Life Course Outcomes Fact Sheet Employment by The A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
Research Program
Job rates low right after high school As time passed after high school, the
percentage of young adults with autism
Young adults on the autism spectrum experienced a
delayed launch into the world of work. Only about one-
who had ever been employed increased.
third were employed during the first two years after 93%
high school. It took many years for the employment rate
76%
48%
0-2 2-4 4-6 6-8
years years years
50% years
Time since high school
Source: National Longitudinal Transition Study-2
Employment Factors
We explored factors that may be related to employment: