Work and well-being: Vocational activity trajectories in young adults with autism spectrum disorder.

ABSTRACT: Young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience limited social connectedness, difficulty living independently, and other poor outcomes at high rates. Vocational activities, including employment and postsecondary education, are associated with increased positive outcomes and subjective well-being in typical adults. This study identified vocational activity trajectory groups in adults with ASD, examined change in these trajectories from ages 18 to 28, and compared levels of parent- and self-report subjective well-being across trajectory groups. One hundred fifty-one adults with ASD were drawn from an ongoing longitudinal study. Data on psychosocial outcomes and vocational activities were compiled from parent-report demographic forms. Vocational activities were scored using the vo

SUBMITTER: Clarke EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8664988 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature