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Schott, Whitney; Nonnemacher, Stacy; Shea, Lindsay – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Autistic adults in need of long-term services and supports spend months on waiting lists before receiving such services through Medicaid. Data from a state-wide survey of adults and their caregivers on a waiting list for autism waivers suggest that the majority have unmet needs for functional skills services (63.6%), employment or vocation…
Descriptors: Autism, Adults, Social Services, Health Insurance
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Sappok, Tanja; Budczies, Jan; Dziobek, Isabel; Bölte, Sven; Dosen, Anton; Diefenbacher, Albert – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) show high rates of challenging behavior (CB). The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the factors underlying CB in an adult, clinical ID sample (n = 203). Low levels of emotional development (ED), as measured by the "Scheme of Appraisal of ED," predicted overall CB, specifically…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Behavior Problems, Adults, Emotional Development