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Employment for Persons on the Autism Spectrum: Examination of the State of the Field and the Path to Pursue

  • By: Dianne Zager, PhD Pace University Colleen A. Thoma, PhD Samuel M. Fleisher, EdD
  • April 1st, 2014
  • employment intervention, Universal Design for Transition
  • 1118    0

Despite evidence of the potential of individuals with autism to perform competitive jobs, employment rates for people on the spectrum remain extremely poor. Approximately 75% of adults with autism are unemployed or underemployed (Autism Society, 2011; Van Laarhoven & Winiaski, 2012). In 2013,...

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