"Why Are We an Ignored Group?" Mainstream Educational Experiences and Current Life Satisfaction of Adults on the Autism Spectrum from an Online Survey

Autor/in	Parsons, Sarah
Titel	"Why Are We an Ignored Group?" Mainstream Educational Experiences and Current Life Satisfaction of Adults on the Autism Spectrum from an Online Survey
Quelle	In: International Journal of Inclusive Education, 19 (2015) 4, S.397-421 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-3116
DOI	10.1080/13603116.2014.935814
Schlagwörter	Adults; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Online Surveys; Life Satisfaction; Attitude Measures; Mainstreaming; Inclusion; Employment Level; Interpersonal Relationship; Friendship; Correlation; School Role; Age Differences; Student Experience; Foreign Countries; Quality of Life; Well Being; Social Discrimination; Socioeconomic Status; Individual Characteristics; Self Determination; Physical Health; Coding; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Lebensvollendung; Inklusion; Beschäftigungsgrad; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Freundschaft; Korrelation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Studienerfahrung; Ausland; Lebensqualität; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Selbstbestimmung; Gesundheitszustand; Codierung; Programmierung
Abstract	Adults on the autism spectrum are significantly under-represented in research on educational interventions and support, such that little is known about their views and experiences of schooling and how this prepared them for adult life. In addition, "good outcomes" in adult life are often judged according to normative assumptions and tend not to include the views of adults on the autism spectrum directly. This study reports the findings from an online survey that sought the views of adults on the autism spectrum about their current life satisfaction as well as their views about school. Fifty-five respondents, most of whom attended mainstream schools and were diagnosed later in life, completed the survey. Respondents were least satisfied with their current employment situation and most satisfied with personal relationships and friendships. More than half of the group said they had friends that they know or meet on the Internet. Overall, there was a significant positive correlation between experiences at school and ratings of current life satisfaction, with the younger respondents being generally more positive about the support they had received. There was substantial individual variation in responses also, demonstrating the importance of understanding and respecting personal views, circumstances and aspirations. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01