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Where Does Hope Lie? The Dialectical Tensions between Hopes and Expectations of Vocational Transition Planning from the Perspectives of Autistic Young Adults, Parents, and Practitioners
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Jina Chun; Sarah L. Curtiss; Constance Richard; Kaiqi Zhou; Yazmin Castruita Rios; Sara Park; Jaeyong Kim; Muharrem Koc – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
The post-secondary transition for autistic youth is a complex process, with hopes and expectations serving as malleable mediators often overlooked in research and practice. Career awareness, exploration, and counseling services play a critical role in facilitating vocational transition, but the vocational hopes and expectations of autistic youth…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Expectation, Career Planning, Transitional Programs
The Role of Adaptive Behavior and Parent Expectations in Predicting Post-School Outcomes for Young Adults with Intellectual Disability
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Dell'Armo, Kristin A.; Tassé, Marc J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
This study examined the role of parent expectations and adaptive behavior in predicting outcomes for youth with intellectual disability. A sample of students with intellectual disability were drawn from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 for inclusion in this study. Four latent variables were created: demographic factors, adaptive…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Expectation, Predictor Variables, Intellectual Disability
Parent Expectations and Preparatory Activities as Adolescents with ASD Transition to Adulthood
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Holmes, Laura G.; Kirby, Anne V.; Strassberg, Donald S.; Himle, Michael B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Community stakeholders, researchers, and providers are increasingly focused on individual, family, and systemic factors that contribute to positive outcomes for adults on the autism spectrum. Parent expectations for their youth's future are associated with adult outcomes (e.g., employment, school success, independence), yet the mechanism for this…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Parent Attitudes
Parent Expectations Mediate Outcomes for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Kirby, Anne V. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Understanding the complex relationships among factors that may predict the outcomes of young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is of utmost importance given the increasing population undergoing and anticipating the transition to adulthood. With a sample of youth with ASD (n = 1170) from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Adults, Parent Attitudes