I think it's less than this. Perhaps 25%-40%. But highly variable based on socioeconomic status.

But the parent post is also wrong. Statistics vary, but employment among autistic people is as high as 58% in the US (which shouldnt be surprising, given that many autistic folks have no diminishment of iq).

So, definitely huge unemployment rate, but not so dire are the gp suggests.

I kind of thought that the fact I provided a number at all implied that it referred to the diagnosed, but the point that we can't know what we don't know is fair.

Still, my point stands. Most people who have it badly enough to get diagnosed can't hold jobs. Autism isn't some quirky personality trait that makes you a special cool kid on Tik-tok. It's a government recognized disability.

Wouldn't that be "???"% of autistics are undiagnosed? Because ... they're undiagnosed?

87.93% of statistics are completely made up on the spot.