Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Study Finds Youth with Autism Have Greater Difficulty Finding Employment After High School

Results of a study published in journal _Pediatrics_ find that youth with ASD have more difficulty finding work and educational opportunities after high school compared with youth with other disabilities. Thirty-five percent of youth with ASD had attended college and 55 percent had held paid employment during the first six years after high school. Learn more about helping youth with ASDs make the [transition to work][1].

[1]: http://www.autismhandbook.org/index.php/Transition_to_Work_-_Overview

URL: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2012/05/09/peds.2011-2864.abstract

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