In paid facility work, the age trends tell a different story. Rates of paid facility employment seem to peak for DS and ID groups in the 41–50 age group, and then decline until the 60+ age group. For the ASD group, however, rates of paid facility employment.

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Individuals that fell within 18–20 years old were excluded for these specific age-related descriptive analyses. Twenty-one years of age was used as the cut point in order to keep the age brackets consistent. 

age trends for paid community jobs and paid facility work, respectively. In paid community jobs, it is clear that the 21–30 and 31–40 age groups showed the highest rates of employment, and employment declines until the 60 and over age group. 

The decline is most rapid for individuals with DS, specifically between the ages of 30–50. Paid community employment rates converged between disability groups in the 60 and over age group.

 

Age trends of ASD, ID, DS


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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