School participation of autistic youths: The influence of youth, family and school factors.

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School-aged youths have a basic human right to participate in educational and recreational activities at school. Yet, autistic youths are at high risk of being excluded from school and from school-based activities. It is important to understand how this occurs, to ensure that all autistic youths have opportunities to participate in school activities that are equal to the opportunities of their non-autistic peers. The present study investigated multiple influences on the school participation of autistic youths, including youth factors (age and autistic traits), family factors (parent education level and parental self-efficacy for supporting their child's schoolwork) and school factors (the impact of problems autistic youths experienced with the physical and social envir

SUBMITTER: Li B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11408984 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature