Employment activities and experiences of adults with high functioning autism and Asperger's Disorder
There is limited large-scale empirical research into the working lives of adults who have an autism spectrum disorder with no co-occurring intellectual disability. Drawing on data from a national survey, this report describes the employment activities and experiences of 130 adults with Asperger’s Di...
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| author | Baldwin, Susanna Costley, Debra Warren, Anthony |
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| description | There is limited large-scale empirical research into the working lives of adults who have an autism spectrum disorder with no co-occurring intellectual disability. Drawing on data from a national survey, this report describes the employment activities and experiences of 130 adults with Asperger’s Disorder (AD) and high functioning autism (HFA) in Australia. Outcome measures include current occupation; occupational skill level and alignment with educational attainment; type of job contract; hours of work; support received to find work; support received in the workplace; and positive and negative experiences of employment. The findings confirm and expand upon existing evidence that adults with AD and HFA, despite their capacity and willingness to work, face significant disadvantages in the labour market and a lack of understanding and support in employment settings. |
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| spelling | nottingham-397132020-05-04T20:13:06Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39713/ Employment activities and experiences of adults with high functioning autism and Asperger's Disorder Baldwin, Susanna Costley, Debra Warren, Anthony There is limited large-scale empirical research into the working lives of adults who have an autism spectrum disorder with no co-occurring intellectual disability. Drawing on data from a national survey, this report describes the employment activities and experiences of 130 adults with Asperger’s Disorder (AD) and high functioning autism (HFA) in Australia. Outcome measures include current occupation; occupational skill level and alignment with educational attainment; type of job contract; hours of work; support received to find work; support received in the workplace; and positive and negative experiences of employment. The findings confirm and expand upon existing evidence that adults with AD and HFA, despite their capacity and willingness to work, face significant disadvantages in the labour market and a lack of understanding and support in employment settings. Springer 2014-10 Article PeerReviewed Baldwin, Susanna, Costley, Debra and Warren, Anthony (2014) Employment activities and experiences of adults with high functioning autism and Asperger's Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44 (10). pp. 2440-2449. ISSN 1573-3432 Autism; Asperger’s Disorder; High Functioning; Employment; Overeducation http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10803-014-2112-z doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2112-z doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2112-z |
| spellingShingle | Autism; Asperger’s Disorder; High Functioning; Employment; Overeducation Baldwin, Susanna Costley, Debra Warren, Anthony Employment activities and experiences of adults with high functioning autism and Asperger's Disorder |
| title | Employment activities and experiences of adults with high functioning autism and Asperger's Disorder |
| title_full | Employment activities and experiences of adults with high functioning autism and Asperger's Disorder |
| title_fullStr | Employment activities and experiences of adults with high functioning autism and Asperger's Disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Employment activities and experiences of adults with high functioning autism and Asperger's Disorder |
| title_short | Employment activities and experiences of adults with high functioning autism and Asperger's Disorder |
| title_sort | employment activities and experiences of adults with high functioning autism and asperger's disorder |
| topic | Autism; Asperger’s Disorder; High Functioning; Employment; Overeducation |
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