* The majority of individuals aged 21–30 do not have any paid work. Those that do work, work in facility settings rather than community settings. 
* While there have been recent efforts to adopt public policy aimed at increasing community-based employment participation. 
* These efforts need to be bolstered and adopted across all states. 
* Transition and job placement services should focus on community-based employment as a priority over facility-based work.

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In a study Butterworth et al. (2015) reported 19% of all individuals receiving services from state developmental disability agencies were in integrated community employment in 2013, a percentage that had dropped from 25% in 2001. 



The differences in employment trends between adults with ASD, DS, and ID. 


Bush, K. L., & Tassé, M. J. (2017). Employment and choice-making for adults with intellectual disability, autism, and down syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 65, 23–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2017.04.004

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Majority of Individuals Aged 21–30 Do Not Have Any Paid Work:

* Adults with DS were the closest group to approaching this previously reported percent of community-based employment with about 16% in paid community employment for the years 2011–2013. 
* The study replicated previous findings indicating a downward trend of participation in paid community employment among individuals with developmental disabilities. 
Individuals who made choices in their daily routine: 
 *What to do with free time, choosing a daily schedule
 * What to buy with spending money
 *Those who made more short-term choices had greater odds to be employed in the community.

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