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Direct linkLee, Chung Eun; Shogren, Karrie A.; Segal, Jordan; Pezzimenti, Florencia; Aleman-Tovar, Janeth; Taylor, Julie Lounds – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Given the wide heterogeneity in the autism population, one challenge for intervention studies is to identify outcome measures that have similar meaning across individuals. This is particularly pronounced in intervention studies of adults with autism spectrum disorder, where outcomes such as employment, independence, or community living are common…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Success, Achievement
Makomo, Moffat – Voices in Education, 2020
Community based programmes for adolescents receiving mental health services have been previously linked with the effective acquisition of knowledge, change in perceptions and attitudes, as well as change in behaviours. This article will detail how the new Teen Life Skills Programme was able to address some of the barriers and equip the…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Skill Development, Adolescents
Download full textHart Barnett, Juliet E.; Crippen, Robert – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2014
Despite the transition requirements mandated by IDEA, and a growing body of research supporting effective transition planning for learners with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability, current national surveys of transition from school to work document dismal employment outcomes for adults with significant disabilities who frequently…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mental Retardation, Transitional Programs
Reinke, Thomas – Exceptional Parent, 2011
In these challenging times of cutbacks in public funding for social services programs, parents and grass roots organizations continue to make a difference in their communities with innovative initiatives that are enhancing the lives of people with developmental and physical disabilities. In New York, a track team of speedsters with disabilities is…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Program Development, Developmental Disabilities, Physical Disabilities
Berkell, Dianne E.; And Others – 1988
The manual is intended to provide special educators, adult service providers, and parents with strategies for providing community based job training to youth with autism and other developmental disabilities. Section I deals with a variety of work sites appropriate for training young people with severe developmental disabilities. Information…
Descriptors: Autism, Community Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Job Analysis
Nathanson, Jeanne H., Ed. – OSERS News in Print, 1993
This bulletin issue contains seven papers describing innovations in various areas of special education and rehabilitation. "Training Criminal Justice Personnel To Recognize Offenders with Disabilities" (Keith L. Curry and others) examines prevalence figures of disabilities among incarcerated adults and describes the "Effectively…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Autism, Behavior Disorders, Child Advocacy
