Factors associated with participation in employment for high school leavers with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1832-1842

  Chiang, Hsu Min ^a   Cheung, Ying Kuen ^a   Li, Huacheng ^a   Tsai, Luke Y ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Employment; High school leavers; Postsecondary outcome; Special education; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREER; COUNSELING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCOME; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH SURVEY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PARENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SCHOOL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SCHOOLS; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

EID: 84880285780     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1734-2     Document Type: Article

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