Journal Article

“I’m Destined to Ace This”: Work Experience Placement During High School for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Lee, Elinda Ai Lim, Tan, Tele, Falkmer, Torbjorn, Girdler, Sonya, Black, Melissa H.

2019

Overview

As postsecondary outcomes of adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are poor, there is a need for programs that aim to improve employment and education outcomes. This study employed a grounded theory approach to explore the key factors contributing to successful work placement experience and the perceived benefits of these placements from the perspective of adolescents with ASD (n = 5), their parents (n = 6) and employers (n = 6). Key factors contributing to success include preparing for the workplace, harnessing strengths and interests and developing work related skills, while the benefits include insight into the workplace, recognising and realising potential, working as a team and the pathway ahead. The findings articulate a framework which could underpin future transition interventions for adolescents with ASD.

• Publisher: Springer US,Springer,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: adolescent / Adolescents / adult / Aspiration / Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder / Autism Spectrum Disorders / Autistic adolescents / Behavioral Science and Psychology / Career Development / Child and School Psychology / child parent relation / clinical article / Coding / College Faculty / College Science / Communication (Thought Transfer) / Computers / Educational Technology / Employee selection / employer / Employer Attitudes / Employers / Employment / Engineering Education / female / Grounded theory / Health aspects / high school / High School Students / High schools / human / Humans / Influence of Technology / Inplant Programs / Insight / Job Shadowing / Job Skills / Learner Engagement / male / Neurosciences / Occupational Aspiration / Occupational Therapy / Opportunities / OriginalPaper / Outcomes of Education / parent / Parent Attitudes / Parents / Pediatrics / Pervasive Developmental Disorders / Planning / priority journal / procedures / Programming Languages / Psychology / Public Health / Quality of Life / Recruiting / Rehabilitation / school / School to work transition / Schools / Secondary schools / Social aspects / Student Attitudes / Students with Disabilities / Success / Teams / Teamwork / Teenagers / Undergraduate Students / Vocational / vocational rehabilitation / Work / Work environment / Work Experience / Work experience program / Work Experience Programs / Work skills / workplace / Workplaces / young adult / Youth