2017
DOI: 10.3233/wor-172492
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Predictors of employment status among adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Abstract: Abstract. BACKGROUND:In the United States, adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience high rates of unemployment and underemployment in relation to adults with other disabilities and the general population. Yet there is little research examining their employment experiences and the predictors of employment status. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the employment characteristics and histories of both employed and unemployed adults with ASD, and the factors that contributed to their … Show more

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“…Moreover, employers were at times identified through their practices and/or attitudes as actively obstructing employment mobilities by discriminating against students and graduates who had disclosed their autism diagnoses. As with other studies (Krieger et al 2012;Ohl et al 2017), participants related how mistrust and fear of othering attitudes from potential employers and co-workers frequently caused them to not disclose at all, which given their potential needs puts them at a distinct disadvantage with respect to their postgraduate employment outcomes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 67%
“…Moreover, employers were at times identified through their practices and/or attitudes as actively obstructing employment mobilities by discriminating against students and graduates who had disclosed their autism diagnoses. As with other studies (Krieger et al 2012;Ohl et al 2017), participants related how mistrust and fear of othering attitudes from potential employers and co-workers frequently caused them to not disclose at all, which given their potential needs puts them at a distinct disadvantage with respect to their postgraduate employment outcomes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 67%
“…Yet, little is known about autistic people’s experiences of dropping out of university. It is vital this topic is understood since employment outcomes are poorer for autistic people ( Allen & Coney, 2018 ; Friedman et al, 2013 ; Hurlbutt & Chalmers, 2004 ; Taylor & Seltzer, 2011 ) and higher education (HE) could help employment prospects ( Chen et al, 2015 ; Migliore et al, 2012 ; Ohl et al, 2017 ). Due to the lack of research on this topic, this study used qualitative methodology to understand why some autistic people are unable to complete university.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Our research has also indicated potential gendered differences in the type of incident that contributes to injury (Amodio et al 2017). Likewise, sex and gender appeared to affect victimization patterns in our epidemiological study of assault-precipitated wrTBI in Ontario (Mollayeva et al 2016): female workers are at greater risk of sustaining wrTBI than male workers (59.1% vs. 40.9%), and they also sustain more injuries to body parts aside from the head and neck.…”
Section: Epidemiology Research Informing Prevention and Healthcare Pomentioning
confidence: 52%