Employment and post-secondary educational activities for young adults with autism spectrum disorders during the transition to adulthood

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 566-574

  Taylor, Julie Lounds ^a,b   Seltzer, Marsha Mailick ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Employment; Post secondary education; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COLLEGE; COMMUNITY; DAY CARE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHELTERED WORKSHOP;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955694060     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1070-3     Document Type: Article

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