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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-03-2019 | Original Paper

Competitive Employment for Transition-Aged Youth with Significant Impact from Autism: A Multi-site Randomized Clinical Trial

Auteurs: Paul Wehman, Carol Schall, Jennifer McDonough, Adam Sima, Alissa Brooke, Whitney Ham, Holly Whittenburg, Valerie Brooke, Lauren Avellone, Erin Riehle

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 6/2020

Abstract

This study reports the results of a multi-site, parallel block randomized clinical trial to expand the previous findings regarding the implementation of Project SEARCH plus ASD Supports (PS + ASD) on employment outcomes upon graduation from high school. Participants were 156 individuals with significant impact from ASD between the ages of 18–21. There was a significant difference between treatment and control groups with 73.4% of the treatment group acquiring competitive employment at or above minimum wage by 1-year after graduation compared to 17% of the control group for whom data was provided. At 1-year, employed treatment group participants worked an average of 21.2 h per week (SD = 9) for a mean hourly wage of $9.61 per hour (SD = $1.55).

Clinical Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT03560453.

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Titel: Competitive Employment for Transition-Aged Youth with Significant Impact from Autism: A Multi-site Randomized Clinical Trial
Auteurs: Paul Wehman
Carol Schall
Jennifer McDonough
Adam Sima
Alissa Brooke
Whitney Ham
Holly Whittenburg
Valerie Brooke
Lauren Avellone
Erin Riehle
Publicatiedatum: 01-03-2019
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 6/2020
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-03940-2

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