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Adult Outcomes in Autism: Community Inclusion and Living Skills
Metadados
Título
Adult Outcomes in Autism: Community Inclusion and Living Skills
Descrição
J Autism Dev Disord (2014) -
Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Autor
Kylie M. Gray • Caroline M. Keating • John R. Taffe • Avril V. Brereton • Stewart L. Einfeld • Tessa C. Reardon • Bruce J. Tonge
Língua
Ano que foi publicado
2014
País de Origem
Tipo de pesquisa
Metodologia
This study aimed to describe outcomes in a community sample of adults with autism in relation to community inclusion (living arrangements, daytime activities, employment) and living skills. Predictors of these out comes, including the role of individual factors (age, gender, IQ, behaviour and emotional problems) and the environ ment (socio-economic disadvantage) were also examined.
Amostra
Participants were recruited in 1991 from metropolitan and nonmetropolitan regions and in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia.
Método de Pesquisa
estudo longitudinal
Principais Descobertas
Children and adolescents with comorbid autism and severe ID seem to be at particular risk for poor community inclusion and living skills as adults. However, IQ alone does not seem to determine social outcomes. Many chil dren with average and above average intelligence also continue to live with their families and remain unemployed as adults (Howlin et al. 2005, 2013).
Comentário Avaliativo
Determinants of adult outcomes in autism are clearly multi-faceted and complex. Whilst this study makes a sig nificant contribution to the scarce literature on predictors of adult outcomes in autism, limitations do need to be acknowledged,includingthe wideagerangeofthesampleat study commencement, and the reliance on parent/carer report. Although examining the role of childhood and ado lescent intervention was beyond the scope of this study, this is a critical question to which we do yet have an answer. Research needs to address the best way to improve the poor living skills that are associated with these poor social outcomes and help to facilitate and support community inclusion. Indeed, authors have previously identified the need for interventions to target behaviours that may be more responsive to change, such as living skills (Henninger and Taylor 2013; Smith et al. 2012). Furthermore, inno vative employment support programmes have been shown to be both possible and successful (Howlin et al. 2005; Shattuck et al. 2012; Wareham and Sonne 2008), justifying the need to direct resources toward implementing and supporting such initiatives.