From the
statistic, it is said that 1 percent of the world population has autism
spectrum disorder and in every 68 births 1has the disorder. Therefore, the percentage
and quantity of population that has autism spectrum disorder may arise in the future.
It is a general
knowledge that autism is life-long disorder. What will happen to autisms when
they grew as adult? Can they feed themselves or their family one day? What will
social look them as? As a parent with a child with autism that may become part
of big worries. Then again, how about the now-adult with autism? The statistic said
that in US 2014, 16.8 percent of people with disability were employed. The
result is make sense as a lot business need employees that can fit with their
system not one with a disorder and lack of communication skill. Moreover, while
there are unemployed adults with disability, there are numbers of unemployed
without disorder. Which one a company will choose?
Nations are not
prepared with this. The unemployment rate for adults on the spectrum exceeds 90
percent. Therefore, new approached that let business employ this special
population segment is needed. According to many autism advocates and the
experience of progressive employers like Walgreens, innovative employment
program that focus on this segment can turn some of them become the most diligent,
dependable, and productive employees. Some businesses have tried it and succeeded.
However, we need more business to try or the increasing number of adult with
autism spectrum disorder will go unemployed.