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Transition to Adulthood : Employment, Education, and Disengagement in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders / Xin Wei, Mary Wagner and Laura Hudson.

Relatively little is known about the pathways youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) take in the transition to adulthood in terms of employment and postsecondary education. Applying life course sequence analysis to a nationally representative sample of youth with ASDs (n = 120), this study clus...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Authors: Wei, Xin, Wagner, Mary (Author), Hudson, Laura (Author), Yu, Jennifer W. (Author), Shattuck, Paul (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2015.
Subjects:
Autism.
Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
Longitudinal Studies.
Postsecondary Education.
Enrollment.
College Attendance.
Employment Level.
Unemployment.
Barriers.
Gender Differences.
Family Income.
Cognitive Ability.
Communication Skills.
Disproportionate Representation.
Disabilities.
Special Education.
Transitional Programs.
High School Graduates.
Dropouts.
Surveys.
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Summary:Relatively little is known about the pathways youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) take in the transition to adulthood in terms of employment and postsecondary education. Applying life course sequence analysis to a nationally representative sample of youth with ASDs (n = 120), this study clustered various longitudinal sequences into three typical transition groups in the 6 years after high school exit: primarily focused on postsecondary education (57.4%), continuously or increasingly disengaged (i.e., not employed nor in postsecondary education, 29.0%), and primarily focused on employment (13.6%). All three groups experienced unique struggles in the transition to adulthood. We found variations in disproportionate transition patterns by gender, family income, functional cognitive skills, and conversational skills. Policy implications are discussed. [This paper was published in "Emerging Adulthood" v3 n1 p37-45 Feb 2015.]
Item Description:Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED).
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF).
Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH).
Contract Number: R324A120012.
Contract Number: HRD1130088.
Contract Number: R01MH086489.
Abstractor: As Provided.
Educational level discussed: Postsecondary Education.
Physical Description:1 online resource (25 pages)
Type of Computer File or Data Note:Text (Reports, Research)
Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note:Grantee Submission.

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