Exploring the Impact of Community Service on Career Exploration, Self-Determination, and Social Skills for Transition-Age Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autor:	Allison Cohen Hall, Sheila Fesko, Agnieszka Zalewska, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	media_common.quotation_subject Transition (fiction) 05 social sciences 050301 education Community service medicine.disease Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Self-determination Documentation Social skills Autism spectrum disorder 030225 pediatrics medicine Autism Psychology 0503 education Inclusion (education) media_common Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Inclusion. 5:16-32
ISSN:	2326-6988
DOI:	10.1352/2326-6988-5.1.16
Popis:	Bleak transition outcomes for youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), coupled with the surge in incidence, has led to the need for focused and innovative transition strategies. While structured community service reveals promise, documentation of how community service experiences contribute to building employment skills for youth with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD), including those with ASD, is underresearched. The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of a community service experience on employment skill-building for youth with ASD. Findings from 23 qualitative interviews with a range of stakeholders showed positive perceptions in the areas of career exploration, self-determination, and social skill building. Implications emphasize the likely benefits of structured community service and the potential to maximize the connection to employment, and thus community inclusion, for transition-age youth with ASD.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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