Types and Correlates of School Non-Attendance in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Totsika, Vasiliki; Hastings, Richard P.; Dutton, Yoko; Worsley, Alison; Melvin, Glenn; Gray, Kylie; Tonge, Bruce; Heyne, David
Titel	Types and Correlates of School Non-Attendance in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 24 (2020) 7, S.1639-1649 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Totsika, Vasiliki) ORCID (Heyne, David)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361320916967
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Attendance; Correlation; At Risk Students; Age Differences; Family Structure; Unemployment; Parents; Mainstreaming; Behavior Problems; Intellectual Disability; Comorbidity; One Parent Family; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Foreign Countries; Truancy; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Anwesenheit; Korrelation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Arbeitslosigkeit; Eltern; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Ausland; Schulabsentismus; Schulschwänzen; Schulverweigerung; Großbritannien
Abstract	School non-attendance in autism spectrum disorders has received very little attention to date. The study aimed to provide a comprehensive description of school non-attendance in students with autism spectrum disorders. Through an online survey, parents of 486 children (mean age: 11 years) reported on school attendance over 1 month and reasons for instances of non-attendance. On average, students missed 5 days of school of a possible 23 days. Persistent non-attendance (absent on 10%+ of available sessions) occurred among 43% of students. School non-attendance was associated with child older age, not living in a two-parent household, parental unemployment and, especially, attending a mainstream school. School refusal accounted for 43% of non-attendance. School exclusion and school withdrawal each accounted for 9% of absences. Truancy was almost non-existent. Non-problematic absenteeism (mostly related to medical appointments and illness) accounted for 32% of absences. Non-problematic absenteeism was more likely among those with intellectual disability, school refusal was more likely among older students and school exclusion was more likely among students from single-parent, unemployed and well-educated households. Findings suggest that school non-attendance in autism spectrum disorders is a significant issue, and that it is important to capture detail about attendance patterns and reasons for school non-attendance. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01