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Using Life Course Theory to Explore the Association between Autistic Traits, Child, Family, and School Factors and the Successful Transition to Secondary School
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Moira Whelan; Jane McGillivray; Nicole J. Rinehart – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Life Course Theory contends that school transitions can interrupt academic and wellbeing trajectories, depending on child, family, and school factors. Hierarchical regression analyses examined how autistic traits were associated with school transition outcomes. Autistic traits explained 12% of the variance in Quality of Life (QOL), 24% of the…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Individual Characteristics, Transitional Programs, Quality of Life
The Occupational Transition Process to Upper Secondary School, Further Education and/or Work in Sweden: As Described by Young Adults with Asperger Syndrome and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Baric, Vedrana Bolic; Hemmingsson, Helena; Hellberg, Kristina; Kjellberg, Anette – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
The aim was to describe the occupational transition process to upper secondary school, further education and/or work, and to discover what support influences the process from the perspectives of young adults with Asperger syndrome or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. This qualitative study was performed in Sweden and comprised interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Asperger Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder