Education and employment status of adults with autism spectrum disorders in Germany - a cross-sectional-survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) experience challenges in participating in the labour market and struggle to achieve and maintain appropriate professional positions, possibly due to impairments of communication and social interaction. Studies have shown high rates of unemployment as well as evidence of inadequate employment. As knowledge on the participation in the German labour market is scarce, the aim of our study was to examine employment status, type of occupation and inadequate employment in a sample of clinically mostly late-diagnosed and most likely not intellectually disabled adults with ASD in Germany.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional-survey in clinically mostly late-diagnosed adults with ASD. Employment status, type of occupation, and t

SUBMITTER: Frank F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5870494 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature