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Shogren, Karrie A.; Shaw, Leslie A. – Grantee Submission, 2016
Data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) were used to examine the impact of three personal factors--race/ethnicity, gender, and family income--on self-determination (i.e., autonomy, psychological empowerment, self-realization) and early adulthood outcome constructs. Findings suggest for those with high incidence disabilities,…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Disabilities, Individual Characteristics, Self Determination
Wei, Xin; Wagner, Mary; Hudson, Laura; Yu, Jennifer W.; Shattuck, Paul – Grantee Submission, 2015
Relatively little is known about the pathways youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) take in the transition to adulthood in terms of employment and postsecondary education. Applying life course sequence analysis to a nationally representative sample of youth with ASDs (n = 120), this study clustered various longitudinal sequences into three…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Longitudinal Studies, Postsecondary Education
Wei, Xin; Yu, Jennifer W.; Shattuck, Paul; McCracken, Mary; Blackorby, Jose – Grantee Submission, 2013
Little research has examined the popular belief that individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely than the general population to gravitate toward science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This study analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2, a nationally representative sample of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Students, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Wei, Xin; Christiano, Elizabeth R.; Yu, Jennifer W.; Blackorby, Jose; Shattuck, Paul; Newman, Lynn A. – Grantee Submission, 2014
Little research has examined the popular belief that individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely than the general population to gravitate toward science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This study analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2, a nationally representative sample of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Students, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders