Half of the youth with autism did not experience any disruption in education or employment after high school. Out of a group of 36 young individuals, all of whom have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)… 10 people remained in the same activity since high school. 8 people experienced upward mobility (either “becoming employed while maintaining enrollment…
We all fall down, but we get up again! In Taylor and DaWalt’s recent study, about half of the participants experienced some “disruption,” like being fired, or leaving a post-secondary education program. Out of those 8 participants who experienced some sort of disruption in their employment or education, 7 found another opportunity by the end…
Beyond the Label of Autism Spectrum Disorder All of the 618 students participating… Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) describes a set of behaviors associated with specific differences in how one’s brain perceives and processes environmental input. It is a “spectrum condition” that affects individuals differently and to varying degrees.Links to related resources: Measuring autistic traits in…
We’ve all heard the statistic that 1 in 68 people are diagnosed with ASD, but only 1 in 225 beginning college students in our study self-reported ASD. Why do only 1 in 225 new college students report having Autism? Possible reasons for the disparity… Low college enrollment of students with autism compared to other student…
FULL CITATION ABSTRACT SUMMARY CRITIQUES AND LIMITATIONS FOLLOW-UP Parsons, B. M. (2016). Local autism policy networks: Expertise and intermediary organizations. Educational Policy, doi:10.1177/0895904816673743 Introduction: The increasing prevalence of diagnoses for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), now one in 68 children according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), presents a number of policy implications. In particular, many…
ABSTRACT One cause of the underrepresentation of students with disabilities in postsecondary education may be a lack of appropriate and effective accommodations (e.g., West et al., 1993). This study hypothesized that ineffective and inappropriate accommodations result from an accommodation selection process that focuses on disability type rather than students’ contextual and functional needs. Quantitative and qualitative…
