Journal article
Services for Adults With an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Canadian journal of psychiatry, v 57(5), pp 284-291
01 May 2012
PMID: 22546060
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Abstract
The need for useful evidence about services is increasing as larger numbers of children identified with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) age toward adulthood. The objective of this review was to characterize the topical and methodological aspects of research on services for supporting success in work, education, and social participation among adults with an ASD and to propose recommendations for moving this area of research forward. We reviewed the literature published in English from 2000 to 2010 and found that the evidence base about services for adults with an ASD is underdeveloped and can be considered a field of inquiry that is relatively unformed. Extant research does not reflect the demographic or impairment heterogeneity of the population, the range of services that adults with autism require to function with purposeful lives in the community, and the need for coordination across service systems and sectors. Future studies must examine issues related to cost and efficiency, given the broader sociopolitical and economic context of service provision. Further, future research needs to consider how demographic and impairment heterogeneity have implications for building an evidence base that will have greater external validity.
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- Title
- Services for Adults With an Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Creators
- Paul T. Shattuck - Washington University in St. LouisAnne M. Roux - Washington University in St. LouisLaura E. Hudson - Washington University in St. LouisJulie Lounds Taylor - Vanderbilt UniversityMatthew J. Maenner - University of Wisconsin–MadisonJean-Francois Trani - Washington Univ, Brown Sch Social Work, St Louis, MO 63130 USA
- Publication Details
- Canadian journal of psychiatry, v 57(5), pp 284-291
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- R01 M H086489 / National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Organization for Autism Research Autism Speaks
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000304079300003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84861839964
- Other Identifier
- 991021960100804721
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- Psychiatry