1 in 3 autistic young adults lack jobs, education

With roughly half a million autistic kids reaching adulthood in the next decade, experts say it’s an issue policymakers urgently need to address.

One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical school nearly seven years after high school graduation, a study finds. That’s a poorer showing than those with other disabilities including those who are mentally disabled, the researchers said.

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