ERIC Number: EJ1357691
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0936-2835
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Person-Centered Transition Planning for Youth on the Autism Spectrum: What Are We Still Missing?
Lee, Chung Eun; Kim, Jennifer G.
Exceptionality, v30 n3 p173-186 2022
The person-centered individualized education program (IEP) transition planning has emerged as a primary indicator of quality services, and as a predictor for successful post-school outcomes for transition-age youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, these person-centered transition practices are not uniformly implemented across the United States. Using a combined Self-Determination Theory and Ecological Systems Theory, we examined the facilitators and barriers of implementing the person-centered transition practices for youth with ASD. We conducted interviews with 21 stakeholders including youth with ASD, parents, and professionals. The current findings indicated that person-centered transition planning practices for youth with ASD showed inconsistencies and areas of need for improvement. Four key factor levels were identified based on a theoretical framework: individual level, microsystem, mesosystem, and exosystem. There were multifaceted and dynamic transactional relationships across multiple individual- and systemic-factors with respect to the person-centered IEP transition planning.
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Cooperative Planning, Transitional Programs, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Parent Participation, Student Participation, Professional Personnel, Self Determination, Motivation, Personal Autonomy, Competence, Teacher Student Relationship, Anxiety, Severity (of Disability), Parent Role, Knowledge Level, Advocacy, Teacher Role, Student Evaluation, Progress Monitoring, Interpersonal Communication, Agency Cooperation, Resources, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Language: English
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