01-03-2019 | Original Paper | Uitgave 6/2020
Competitive Employment for Transition-Aged Youth with Significant Impact from Autism: A Multi-site Randomized Clinical Trial
- Tijdschrift:
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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Uitgave 6/2020
- Auteurs:
- Paul Wehman, Carol Schall, Jennifer McDonough, Adam Sima, Alissa Brooke, Whitney Ham, Holly Whittenburg, Valerie Brooke, Lauren Avellone, Erin Riehle
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.