The Effect of Business Internships Model and Employment on Enhancing the Independence of Young Adults With Significant Impact From Autism.
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- Academic Journal
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- Schall C; Carol Schall, Adam P. Sima, Lauren Avellone, Paul Wehman, Jennifer McDonough, and Alecia Brown, Virginia Commonwealth University.; Sima AP; Carol Schall, Adam P. Sima, Lauren Avellone, Paul Wehman, Jennifer McDonough, and Alecia Brown, Virginia Commonwealth University.; Avellone L; Carol Schall, Adam P. Sima, Lauren Avellone, Paul Wehman, Jennifer McDonough, and Alecia Brown, Virginia Commonwealth University.; Wehman P; Carol Schall, Adam P. Sima, Lauren Avellone, Paul Wehman, Jennifer McDonough, and Alecia Brown, Virginia Commonwealth University.; McDonough J; Carol Schall, Adam P. Sima, Lauren Avellone, Paul Wehman, Jennifer McDonough, and Alecia Brown, Virginia Commonwealth University.; Brown A; Carol Schall, Adam P. Sima, Lauren Avellone, Paul Wehman, Jennifer McDonough, and Alecia Brown, Virginia Commonwealth University.
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- Publisher: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101299965 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1934-9556 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19349491 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Intellect Dev Disabil Subsets: MEDLINE
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- Language
- English
This article presents findings from a multisite randomized clinical trial measuring the impact of employment on independence in 18 to 22 year old youth with significant impact from autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The treatment condition was Project SEARCH plus ASD Supports (PS+ASD) where 73.4% of participants gained competitive integrated employment (CIE) within 1 year of graduation compared to control participants who acquired CIE at 17%. Within group analysis revealed that PS+ASD participants demonstrated improvement in all domains whereas control group participants demonstrated improvement in one domain only. Between groups analysis indicated that participants in PS+ASD demonstrated nominally better rates of improvement than control group participants at graduation and 1-year follow-up. Results provide evidence that employment provides therapeutic benefits to individuals with ASD.
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