It depends on what country you're looking at. In the UK around 80% of autistic people are neither in education or full-time employment, most people are capable and willing to work but prejudice prevents them finding full-time work. I would imagine that figures are similar in the US and other Western contries too.
Recent statistics released by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention show that 1 in 88 kids now has Autism. This represents a 23 per cent increase in the prevalence of the disorder since 2009 when it was estimated that autism affected one in 110 children.
Also worthy of noting is that 75% of individuals who have Autism are male.
There are more than 1 billion people who reside in India. In 2013, the percentage of people employed in India was 40 percent. About 51 percent of Indian workers are self-employed.
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The amount of people in the state of Maine that are employed is not an available stat. Instead, the percentage of those employed in the state is 94.5 percent.
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2%!! yes it is a small percentage but a good one
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurological condition, autistic people are born autistic - we do not know why people are autistic.
Firstly, it's offensive for you to imply that autistic people are abnormal - autistic people are different to neurotypical people, not less than. A person is born autistic, it is not something that happens to 'normal' people or something that you turn into, you are always autistic.
No, not all Autistic children are savants. Many Savants are Autistic, but most Autistic people are as normal as Neurotypical people with no particularly special talents.
No, not all autistic people lack a sense of humour. There is a saying in the autism community: once you've met one autistic person...you've met one autistic person. autistic people are as different and varied as neurotypical people.
Around 67% of adults over the age of 50 are employed in the United States. This percentage varies between countries depending on factors like retirement age, labor market conditions, and social security policies.
Employers do hire Autistic people, however normally when they do they don't realize that the person is Autistic. There is a lot of prejudice against Autistic people so even in areas where there are discrimination laws in place Autistic people often cannot find work, Autistic people normally have to hide their Autism from employers to avoid facing discrimination.