Employment and Autism in Missouri
The St. Louis Beacon published an article on September 20, 2009 regarding a new employment initiative from the Starkloff Disabilities Institute in St. Louis begun by the founder of Paraquad, Max Starkloff. In the article, Starkloff quotes an unemployment rate of 16.9 percent for people with disabilities in the U.S., compared to 9.7% of the general population. Click here to read more.
Missouri Autism Resource Navigation Guide
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MO-FEAT, in partnership with the Department of Mental Health, has published this navigation guide to provide basic information about autism, resources, and services for people of all ages with autism in Missouri . The guide requires Adobe Acrobat Reader® version 8 or higher, click here to download Acrobat Reader ®. |
Wondering what the new Missouri prevalence rate for autism is?
1 in 83
For the Missouri study, this can be broken down into:
1 in 52 boys
1 in 213 girls
Median age of diagnosis in Missouri:
4.5 years
These numbers are based on the 2006 CDC surveillance data from the St. Louis area. How have the Missouri numbers changed over time? We will be posting further analysis soon.
The Current State of Services for Adults with Autism
An overview of the types of the service systems and models that currently exist which are designed to provide adults with ASD the continued and necessary support to be engaged, active citizens and lead lives of competence, quality and dignity. Learn More >>
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