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Connie Anderson; Alan Iampieri; Leah Franklin; Amy Daniels; Katharine Diehl; J. Kiely Law – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
To explore issues surrounding re-consenting youth in longitudinal studies as they reach legal adulthood interviews were conducted with 46 parents plus 13 autistic teens enrolled in the Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge (SPARK) study. Qualitative analysis focused on family sensitivities regarding guardianship decisions,…
Descriptors: Informed Consent, Pediatrics, Research Methodology, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Cheung, W. C.; Meadan, H.; Xia, Y. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Many students with autism have difficulties engaging with their classroom environments and forming friendships, which are mostly affected by deficits in social, communication, and motor skills. The Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS, 2000) data set was used, focusing on elementary age students with autism, to explore the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Communication Skills, Psychomotor Skills, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Wong, Jasin; Coster, Wendy J.; Cohn, Ellen S.; Orsmond, Gael I. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
There is a growing need to provide appropriate services to help students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) transition to employment. Limited research has investigated what aspects of support should be prioritized when preparing youth with ASD for employment. By conducting structural equation modeling using a nationally-representative dataset on…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, High School Students
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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