Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum: The Struggle for Appropriate Services

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, Connie; Butt, Catherine
Titel	Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum: The Struggle for Appropriate Services
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48 (2018) 11, S.3912-3925 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Anderson, Connie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-018-3673-z
Schlagwörter	Young Adults; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Autismus; Dienstleistung
Abstract	In the United States, young adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) lose federally mandated supports upon leaving high school. To arrange adult services, families must prove their young adult's eligibility and find competent service providers. National-level statistics regarding receipt of appropriate adult services are discouraging, but little is known about families' lived experience with regard to services. Therefore, qualitative interviews focused on the search for and satisfaction with adult services were conducted with parents of young adults with ASD, then analyzed using the constant comparative method. Emergent themes included "Bureaucracy and Fighting for Access, Staffing Issues, Program Suitability", and "Doing It Yourself." The need to improve service access and delivery is discussed, as are issues facing specific ASD subgroups. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01