For partners & payers
Fund what the evidence says works.
Funders, foundations, regional centers, vocational-rehabilitation agencies, and service providers: the published economics of supported employment are strong, the demand is real, and the pipeline is unbuilt. We’re building it in the open — every claim sourced, every stage honestly labeled — and pilot partners get to shape it.
$5.28
returned to taxpayers per $1.00 spent on supported employment (n=19,436) — versus $11.04 spent per $1.00 earned in sheltered workshops.
Source: Cimera, Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 2012
73.4% vs 17%
employment one year after graduation for autistic young adults in a structured internship-and-supports program, versus the control group.
Source: Wehman et al. 2020, multi-site randomized controlled trial (Project SEARCH + ASD supports)
Help us test a more scalable support model.
Traditional high-touch support can be effective, but it is difficult to scale. The ASD Company is testing whether personalized AI can handle high-frequency learning guidance, planning, tracking, and triage while allowing human coaches to focus their time where human judgment and connection matter most.
To be precise about what this is: a core pilot hypothesis. We make no claims of proven cost savings until pilot data exists — and partners get that data first.
Ways to partner
- Fund pilot cohorts of the Applied AI Operations Fellowship
- Refer participants through regional centers and VR pathways
- Sponsor employer pilots and outcome measurement
- Help shape the benefits-navigation and independence programs with qualified expertise