ERIC Number: EJ1160192
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Dec
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Brief Report: Postsecondary Work and Educational Disruptions for Youth on the Autism Spectrum
Taylor, Julie Lounds; DaWalt, Leann Smith
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v47 n12 p4025-4031 Dec 2017
This study examined vocational/educational disruption in the 2-3 years after high school for 36 youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Data were collected three times from parents: during youth's last year of high school and two times after high school exit. Data were coded into categories indicating any versus no disruptions in postsecondary vocation/education, and group differences in individual (behavior problems, IQ, adaptive behavior, autism severity, stress reactivity) and family (parent depression, anxiety, quality of life; family income and climate) factors were examined. One-half of youth had experienced a postsecondary vocational/educational disruption; parents of those with a disruption had more depressive and anxiety symptoms and lower quality of life while their son/daughter was still in high school.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, High School Graduates, Data Collection, Coding, Postsecondary Education, Vocational Education, Behavior Problems, Intelligence Quotient, Adjustment (to Environment), Severity (of Disability), Stress Variables, Anxiety, Parent Background, Depression (Psychology), Quality of Life, Family Income, Family Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH); National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: K01MH092598; U54HD090256; U54HD083211; UL1TR000445