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Transition to Gainful Employment of High School Students with ASD

Transition to Gainful Employment of High School Students with ASD

KayDee Caywood, Dominique Langford Rousseau
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781522508168|ISBN10: 1522508163|EISBN13: 9781522508175
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0816-8.ch004
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Caywood, KayDee, and Dominique Langford Rousseau. "Transition to Gainful Employment of High School Students with ASD." Supporting the Education of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, edited by Yefim Kats, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 44-64. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0816-8.ch004

APA

Caywood, K. & Rousseau, D. L. (2017). Transition to Gainful Employment of High School Students with ASD. In Y. Kats (Ed.), Supporting the Education of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (pp. 44-64). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0816-8.ch004

Chicago

Caywood, KayDee, and Dominique Langford Rousseau. "Transition to Gainful Employment of High School Students with ASD." In Supporting the Education of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, edited by Yefim Kats, 44-64. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0816-8.ch004

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Abstract

The following action research study is focused on the effectiveness of the transition to work programs for students with a diagnosis of autism. The research was conducted in a middle-sized school district in Southern California. The study identified graduates from high school who were part of the transition work programs before receiving their certificate of completion or high school diploma. The objective of the study was to establish if the students were employed and to determine the effectiveness of the transition to work program. This qualitative study used surveys and interviews of the graduate students, the students' parents or legal guardians, and the students' previous employers. The researcher obtained information about the effectiveness of the transition work program in relation to the specific training provided by the program in the areas of social skills, knowledge of expectations, sequencing steps of a task and carryout steps until completion, and the ability to ask question when needed.

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