Variable patterns of daily activity participation across settings in autistic youth: A latent profile transition analysis.

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What people do or engage in in their daily lives, or daily life participation, is often linked to their state of being happy and healthy, as well as potential for living independently. To date, little research has been conducted on daily activity participation by autistic youth at home, at school or in the community. Learning more about individual differences in participation levels and what might influence them can help to create custom supports for autistic youth and their families. In this study, 158 caregivers of autistic youth were asked how often their children took part in 25 common activities at two assessments, about one year apart. The analysis showed three profiles for each of the home and school settings and two profiles for the community setting. These pro

SUBMITTER: Chen YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10576904 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature