ERIC Number: EJ1227223
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Oct
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Sex Differences in Employment and Supports for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Taylor, Julie Lounds; Smith DaWalt, Leann; Marvin, Alison R.; Law, J. Kiely; Lipkin, Paul
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v23 n7 p1711-1719 Oct 2019
This study explored sex differences in employment, reasons for unemployment, benefits, and supports among a large, international sample of adults with autism spectrum disorder. The sample included 443 adults with autism spectrum disorder (60% female; 74% residing in the United States) who consented to be part of an autism research registry and completed an Internet survey. Outcome variables included current employment status, number of hours working, number of jobs in the past 5 years, reasons for unemployment, as well as the number of benefits received and the amount of financial support currently being received from families of origin. Using multiple regression models, we found that males and females were working at similar rates. Females were more likely than males to say that their unemployment was a result of choosing to withdraw from the labor market. Similar percentages of males and females reported receiving some form of benefits or family support, but of those receiving benefits/family support, males received more than females. These results are consistent with other studies finding subtle, but potentially important sex differences in life-course outcomes of individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Employment, Unemployment, Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Working Hours, Financial Support, Labor Force Nonparticipants, Family Relationship, Health Insurance, Social Services, Public Policy, Age Differences, Clinical Diagnosis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R03MH112783; U54HD083211; U54HD090256
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