This year marks 75 years of recognizing National Disability Employment Awareness Month and 30 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed - two significant milestones in building more inclusive, welcoming workplaces for people with autism. Though we continue to make progress toward creating more accepting workplaces for autistic people, national data indicate that the majority of adults with autism are either unemployed or underemployed. Autism Speaks is committed to changing this statistic.

In this edition of E-Speaks, hear personal perspectives about employment experiences from adults on the spectrum, gain full access to our digital Transition Roadmap to Meaningful Employment and check out a new employment-focused infogram.

In our own words: adults on the spectrum share personal stories about their experiences in the workplace

Autistic adults open up about the struggle to obtain equal access to employment opportunities and how to avoid potential pitfalls of the interviewing process, and provide insight on how employers can make the job market more inclusive for people with varying backgrounds and skillsets.

Fast facts on the Gram: Employment and autism

Get the facts on employment in the autism community on Instagram! Swipe through to learn about how employers and autistic job seekers can make headway to create more opportunities for employment on the spectrum.

Transition roadmap to meaningful employment

To help prepare people with autism and their families for the transition to adulthood, Autism Speaks created the Roadmap to Meaningful Employment. This personalized, interactive tool provides a series of goals and resources up to age 22 to help you get ready for employment.