Employment Outcomes of Transition-Aged Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A State of the States Report
Employment Outcomes of Transition-Aged Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A State of the States Report
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DOI：
10.1352/1944-7558-119.1.64
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发表时间：
2014-01-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Cimera, Robert E.
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作者：
Burgess, Sloane;Cimera, Robert E.
本研究的主要目的是评估在过去10年中，各州职业康复服务（VR）服务的自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）过渡年龄成人的就业结果。第二个目的是将ASD患者的就业结果与VR同期服务的整体过渡年龄人口的就业结果进行比较。尽管各州内部和各州之间存在差异，但本研究的结果表明，随着时间的推移，寻求VR服务的患有自闭症谱系障碍的年轻人数量有所增加;然而，就业结果包括患有自闭症谱系障碍的成年人实现就业的百分比、工作时间和工资对于这个群体来说并没有改善。随着时间的推移，为患有ASD的过渡年龄成年人提供VR服务的成本相对稳定。与接受VR服务的过渡年龄成年人相比，患有ASD的过渡年龄成年人更有可能因接受VR服务而成功就业。然而，就业的过渡年龄成年人的工作时间和工资一直低于总人口。可能会影响国家之间的变化，群体之间，研究和实践的影响因素进行了讨论。
The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the employment outcomes of transition-aged adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) served by vocational rehabilitation services (VR) over the last 10 years by state. A secondary purpose was to compare employment outcomes of individuals with ASD to those of the overall transition-aged population served by VR for the same time period. Although there was variability both within and among states, the results of this study indicate that, over time, the number of young adults with ASD seeking VR services has increased; however, employment outcomes including the percent of adults with ASD achieving employment, the number of hours worked, and wages earned have not improved for this group. The cost to provide VR services to transition-aged adults with ASD was relatively stable over time. Transition-aged adults with ASD were more likely to become successfully employed as a result of receiving VR services than the overall population of transition-aged adults served by VR. However, the employed transition-aged adults consistently worked fewer hours and earned lower wages than those in the overall population. Factors that may influence variability within and among states, and between groups, and implications for research and practice are discussed.