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The 90% is mentioned very commonly. In Uk they made studies about this: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/up-to-90-of-middle-aged-and-older-autistic-adults-are-undiag

• optionalsquid 20d ago
  That study suggests that 65% of autistic individuals are undiagnosed. The 90% is only for middle-aged and older. Skimming a couple (due to time constraints) of the sources mentioned in the study, one source [1] mention that "3 in 10 autistic people of working age are in employment", and the other [2] that "approximately 50% fail to achieve independence in their living status, employment, and close relationships" It doesn't seem to support the claim that "90% of autistics are undiagnosed and work". [1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-buckland-review-of-autism-employment-report-and-recommendations/the-buckland-review-of-autism-employment-report-and-recommendations https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-buckland-revi... [2] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-020-04763-2 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-020-04763-2