Journal article
Network Measures of Collaborative Support for Young Adults With Autism
Pediatrics (Evanston), v 141(Suppl 4), pp S287-S292
01 Apr 2018
PMID: 29610409
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The treatment of autism requires complex, multimodal interventions, provided by parents and providers across settings. As young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) transition into adulthood, new stakeholders are added to support planning for postsecondary employment. In this article, we investigate the use of dynamic social network measures that describe the resources of young adults throughout transition.
METHODS: A longitudinal, dynamic social network survey (Social Dynamics of Intervention [SoDI]) was conceptualized, designed, and conducted as a feasibility test, measuring changes in collaboration among parents and school staff members who provided interventions for children with ASD in 2 urban public schools. Using the SoDI, we tracked the following over time: the team who provided interventions, their locations, the interventions they provided, the autism trainings they attended, and the density of the team's problem-solving network for the child.
RESULTS: Using the SoDI, we successfully identified stakeholders across settings who provided interventions for each child. Results indicated variation in the density of problem-solving and trust related to ASD intervention across teams as well as variation in intervention and autism knowledge networks during the school year. Adaptations of the SoDI for mapping pre- and posttransition resources and social connectivity across stakeholders for young adults with ASD are proposed in the Discussion section.
CONCLUSIONS: Dynamic social network approaches can be used to capture changes in intervention, autism knowledge, and social connectivity, providing informative descriptive data about how vocational rehabilitation policies might increase employment supports during the transition process for young adults with ASD.
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- Title
- Network Measures of Collaborative Support for Young Adults With Autism
- Creators
- Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick - Drexel UniversityPaul Shattuck - Drexel UniversityKathleen Carley - Carnegie Mellon University
- Publication Details
- Pediatrics (Evanston), v 141(Suppl 4), pp S287-S292
- Publisher
- Amer Acad Pediatrics
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- R21 HD067865-01 / Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development research grant National Institutes of Health (NIH); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA R25HD079352 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows Program HRSA UA3MC11055 / Health Resources and Services Administration AIRB3 grant R25HD079352 / National Institutes of Health Social Networks and Health Fellowship training grant National Academy of Education
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000454741000004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85044764634
- Other Identifier
- 991019167995404721
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