Social Participation Among Young Adults with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Investigating social participation of young adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is important given the increasing number of youth aging into young adulthood. Social participation is an indicator of life quality and overall functioning. Using data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2, we examined rates of participation in social activities among young adults who received special education services for autism (ASD group), compared to young adults who received special education for intellectual disability, emotional/behavioral disability, or a learning disability. Young adults with an ASD were significantly more likely to never see friends, never get called by friends, never be invited to activities, and be socially isolated. Among those with an ASD, lower conversation ability, lower functional skills, and living with a parent were predictors of less social participation.
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Meta-analyses suggest that across the lifespan, subjective QOL tends to be lower among individuals with ASD compared to typically-developing peers, but is often more positive than indicators of objective QOL.
“Meta-analysis have suggested that across the lifespan, subjective QOL tends to be lower among individuals with ASD compared to typically-developing peers 228 , but is often more positive than indicators of objective QOL 223,229 .”
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- Authors
- Orsmond, G. I., Shattuck, P. T., Cooper, B. P., Sterzing, P. R., & Anderson, K. A.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of California System (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Corresponding author
- Orsmond, Gael I.
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2013-04-25
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 2710-2719
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- PMC
- PMC3795788
- OpenAlex
- W2064000989
- Cited by
- 415
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 11.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Organization for Autism Research
- National Institutes of Health (7r01mh086489-06)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH086489).)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Disability Education and Employment
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, social participation (health and rehabilitation), young adults, social isolation, special education services, intellectual disability, learning disabilities, functional skills, coming of age, National Longitudinal Transition Study-2
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Quality of Life, Social Isolation, United States, Young Adult, Social Participation
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