Can Existing Employment Programs Help Autistic Young Adults Achieve Employment Goals? Four Ideas to Expand the Evidence Base

In this spotlight summary, we briefly describe evaluation design options for future evidence-building activities around four programs that aim to improve employment outcomes for young adults on the autism spectrum. To develop these designs, we reviewed program documents and past evaluation studies and conducted interviews with program administrators, implementers, and past evaluators. These conversations helped us understand the feasibility of and challenges associated with evaluating existing, expanded, or adapted versions of these programs.