Working with Autism

More than 300,000 children with autism will reach adulthood in the next five to ten years. Yet we know very little about how they will face the challenges of the working world — and how they can best contribute to it.How do we find jobs for adults with autism? That's the focus of a special issue of the April Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation. With the right training and tools, the articles suggest, it's possible for many people with the disorder to be gainfully employed.Unfortunately, that's not the case now:  between 50 and 75 percent of all adults with autism are jobless. Even adults with high-functioning autism are less likely to have jobs than those with severe language disorders or other learning disabilities. And those who are employed tend to make less money than others, and are more likely to switch jobs.Read more at...SFARI, June 2010.