Competitive Employment for Transition-Aged Youth with Significant Impact from Autism: A Multi-site Randomized Clinical Trial.
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| Title: | Competitive Employment for Transition-Aged Youth with Significant Impact from Autism: A Multi-site Randomized Clinical Trial. |
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| Authors: | Wehman, Paul, Schall, Carol, McDonough, Jennifer, Sima, Adam, Brooke, Alissa, Ham, Whitney, Whittenburg, Holly, Brooke, Valerie, Avellone, Lauren, Riehle, Erin |
| Source: | Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Jun2020, Vol. 50 Issue 6, p1882-1897. 16p. 8 Charts, 1 Graph. |
| Subjects: | Autism, Employment, Employment of people with disabilities, Medical cooperation, Research, Statistical sampling, Randomized controlled trials, Transitional programs (Education), Case-control method, Descriptive statistics |
| 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01623257 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-019-03940-2 |
