Autism and Employment: Implications for Employers and Adults with ASD

Autor/in	Solomon, Calvin
Titel	Autism and Employment: Implications for Employers and Adults with ASD
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50 (2020) 11, S.4209-4217 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Solomon, Calvin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-020-04537-w
Schlagwörter	Employment; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Costs; Supervision; Productivity; Misconceptions; Employee Attitudes; Cost Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Dienstverhältnis; Autismus; Cost; Kosten; Produktivität; Missverständnis; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken
Abstract	A small but growing body of research has been conducted on vocational outcomes for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); however, limited resources have been directed towards understanding outcomes for competitive employers. While ASD does present with a range of social communication and adaptive behavior deficits, adults on the spectrum may be extremely efficient, trustworthy, reliable, and cost-effective employees. Nevertheless, fewer than half of young adults with ASD maintain a job. Many businesses are unwilling to hire these capable candidates, concerned among other things about an increase in supervision costs and a decrease in productivity. This is a bias based on misperceptions; the financial and social benefits of hiring adults with ASD, for businesses and the individual, often outweigh the costs. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01