Employment for adults with autism spectrum disorders: A retrospective review of a customized employment approach

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 53-54, Issue , 2016, Pages 61-72

  Wehman, Paul ^a   Brooke, Valerie ^a   Brooke, Alissa Molinelli ^a   Ham, Whitney ^a   Schall, Carol ^a   McDonough, Jennifer ^a   Lau, Stephanie ^a   Seward, Hannah ^a   Avellone, Lauren ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD); Competitive integrated employment (CIE); Customized employment (CE); Employment specialists; Support services; Supported employment (SE); Transition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREER; COMPETITION; COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT; CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORKING TIME; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MIDDLE AGED; SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84957595144     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2016.01.015     Document Type: Article

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