Madison House Autism Foundation was created in 2008 to address the lifespan needs of the 2 million autistic adults in this country. More than 1 million of these individuals live with aging parents, and 85% are unemployed or underemployed in the workforce.  In 2014, Madison House was given the equity in a 400-acre farm, renamed Madison Fields, located in Dickerson in the Agricultural Reserve of Montgomery County. Programs at Madison Fields include therapeutic horseback riding, agricultural education field trips, as well as a vocational program that focuses on training young adults with autism and other intellectual/developmental disabilities on workforce skills.