“Young adults on the autism spectrum are doing much worse off, way more worse off, than their peers than we ever imagined… parents say, ‘We feel like we’re falling off a cliff.'"
- Paul Shattuck, A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Life Course Outcomes
1 in 54 Births
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 1 in 54 births will receive an autism diagnosis.
26%
In June 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 26% of adults with a disability were employed. At Itineris 100% of our individuals are employed in either paid or internship positions. The more people we can support, the more we can help.
2%
2% of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health in 2010 were devoted to improving lives of adults on the autism spectrum.