Autistic Young Adults', Parents', and Practitioners' Expectations of the Transition to Adulthood

Autor/inn/en	Curtiss, Sarah L.; Lee, Gloria K.; Chun, Jina; Lee, Heekyung; Kuo, Hung Jen; Ami-Narh, Danielle
Titel	Autistic Young Adults', Parents', and Practitioners' Expectations of the Transition to Adulthood
Quelle	In: Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 44 (2021) 3, S.174-185 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Curtiss, Sarah L.) ORCID (Kuo, Hung Jen)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2165-1434
DOI	10.1177/2165143420967662
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Parents; Professional Personnel; Stakeholders; Attitudes; Expectation; Young Adults; Adolescents; Individual Characteristics; Adolescent Development; Aspiration; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Eltern; Personalbestand; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Expectancy; Erwartung; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Streben; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	Parental expectations are important for autistic youth during the transition to adulthood, but less is known about the expectations of other stakeholder groups. The current study examines the similarities and differences in expectations among autistic youth, parents, and professionals. Data were collected through six focus groups with 24 participants (7 parents, 11 professionals, and 6 young adults on the autism spectrum). Thematic analysis was used to identify five themes: "normative hopes," "living with uncertainty," "mismatch of reality and expectations," "impairments shape expectations," and "services dictate expectations." Autistic youth expressed the most optimism for the transition to adulthood. All stakeholder groups touched on the tension between matching expectations with abilities; however, only professionals indicated a direct relation between expectations and abilities. Both parents and professionals highlighted the role of service availability in shaping expectations. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01