Improving Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Autism

• By: Marcia Scheiner Asperger Syndrome Training and Employment Partnership (ASTEP)
• April 1st, 2014
• Asperger Syndrome, career opportunities, employer education, employment, high functioning autism, job support, unemployment, vocational rehabilitation, workforce inclusion
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In 2013, a study published by Professor Paul Shattuck, then at Washington University, reported on the outcomes for young adults on the autism spectrum. From Shattuck’s study, we learned that just over half (53.4 percent) of the young adults on the autism spectrum surveyed had ever worked for pay...