27% of Adults with Autism Who Use State Disability Services Have No Work or Other Activities – 2017 National Autism Indicators Report

• By: Frank Otto A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
• October 1st, 2017
• adults, employment, fall 2017 issue, services
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A quarter of adults with autism who use state developmental disability services are not working or participating in other structured activities during the day, with only 14 percent holding a paying job in the community, according to the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute. Since 2015, the Institute has...

Anxiety Measure for Children with Autism Found Reliable

• By: A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
• January 1st, 2017
• anxiety, assessment, diagnosis, research
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A new method devised by a Drexel University professor to diagnose children on the spectrum for anxiety symptoms - which tend to be masked by symptoms of autism - was proven effective in a study published today. “Anxiety is considered an internalizing symptom, in that it is mostly felt by the...