Peculiar Minds Information

The unemployment rate for able autistic adults is nearly 40%. Even more alarming is that the unemployment rate for college-educated autistic people is 85% – about 20 times that of the general population. But autistic people are some of the most productive, focused, loyal, honest, problem-solvers you’ll find. Our goal is to drive down the unemployment rate, improve quality of life, and build a sense of belonging through opportunities to find employment, learn about career development, and build friendships. Now is the time because autism is in the news almost daily, and misinformation and misunderstanding are rampant. “𝘜𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘴, 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥.” 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘶𝘮 We’re just getting started. Watch for updates.