ERIC Number: ED617030
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 2
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Few Studies but Promising Results on Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Plain Language Summary. Education. Disability
Campbell Collaboration
This document is a 2-page summary of a Campbell Systematic Review Update. The Review Update examines the effects of employment interventions for people with autism spectrum disorders and summarizes evidence from three randomized controlled trials spanning the period from 2014 to 2016. Employment interventions are vocational programs that provide training associated with access and maintenance of employment such as interviewing or vocational/social skills training. Findings showed that there is an overall improvement in employment rates for individuals with ASD that participate in vocational-related interventions. [This summary is based on Fong, C. J., Taylor, J., Berdyyeva, A., McClelland, A. M., Murphy, K. M., & Westbrook, J. D. (2021). Interventions for improving employment outcomes for persons with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review update. "Campbell Systematic Reviews," 17, e1185. https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2102/10.1002/cl2.1185.]
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Job Training, Employment Qualifications, Employment Level, Program Effectiveness, Job Skills, Intervention, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Authoring Institution: Campbell Collaboration
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