The costs of services and employment outcomes achieved by adults with autism in the US
The costs of services and employment outcomes achieved by adults with autism in the US
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DOI：
10.1177/1362361309103791
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发表时间：
2009-05-01
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影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
Cowan, Richard J.
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作者：
Cimera, Robert Evert;Cowan, Richard J.
本文探讨了美国职业康复（VR）系统内的自闭症成年人获得的服务和就业成果的成本。调查发现，从2002年到2006年，这类人的数量增加了121%以上。此外，尽管患有自闭症的成年人的就业率高于大多数接受调查的残疾群体，但他们的工作时间往往要少得多，每周工资也更少。该研究还发现，患有自闭症的成年人是服务成本最高的人之一。
This article examines the cost of services and employment outcomes obtained by adults with autism within the United States vocational rehabilitation (VR) system. It found that the number of such individuals has increased by more than 121 percent from 2002 to 2006. Moreover, though adults with autism were employed at higher rates than most disability groups investigated, they tended to work far fewer hours and earn less in wages per week. The study also found that adults with autism were among the most costly individuals to serve.