> The article says only 16% can hold a fulltime job That’s 16% of those diagnosed with ASD. For one, the vast majority of the current workforce came of age bef

> The article says only 16% can hold a fulltime job That’s 16% of those diagnosed with ASD. For one, the vast majority of the current workforce came of age before the DSM reclassified autism as a spectrum disorder. So many of those with milder symptoms who sought out therapy as kids could easily go undiagnosed. I know this personally as someone diagnosed as an adult who grew up as a child of a psychologist and was sent to multiple therapists. I’m perfectly capable of maintaining a career and wouldn’t have even thought to seek out a diagnosis as an adult had I not had a conversation with my mom about the reclassification. Having worked in tech, I can tell you there’s a huge group of undiagnosed ASD workers like me who are quite able to hold down a job and excel but still exhibit milder symptoms of the disorder.