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Poon, Kenneth K. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
This study sought to understand the parental expectations of social attainments in the postschool years. The parents of 20 adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) attending special schools were interviewed. Most expected their children would be working in sheltered workshops or unemployed. All parents indicated that their children would…
Descriptors: Parents, Expectation, Adolescents, Autism
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Wolf-Branigin, Michael; Schuyler, Vincent; White, Patience – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
Improving quality of life is the primary focus as adolescents with disabilities enter adulthood. They increasingly, however, encounter difficulties transitioning into domains such as employment as these services occur near the end of their high school experience. Using an ecosystems model within a developmental approach, the program sought to…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Disabilities, Adolescents, Educational Experience