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Viewpoints on Factors for Successful Employment for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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This article explores the key factors for successful employment from the viewpoints of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and employers. Two groups of individuals participated in this study, 40 adults with ASD and 35 employers. Q method was used to understand and contrast the viewpoints of the two groups. Data were analysed using by-person varimax rotation factor analysis. Results showed that although both groups appear committed to the employment process, the difference in their understanding regarding the type of workplace support required, job expectations and productivity requirements continues to hinder successful employment. These results highlight the need to facilitate communication between employees and employers to ensure a clear understanding of the needs of both groups are met. The use of an ASD-specific workplace tool may assist in facilitating the necessary communication between these two groups.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Scott, M., Falkmer, M., Girdler, S., & Falkmer, T.
- Affiliations
- Curtin University (AU)
- Linköping University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Falkmer, Torbjörn
- Venue
- PLOS ONE
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Published
- 2015-10-13
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- e0139281
- ISSN
- 1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4603894
- OpenAlex
- W2151616761
- Cited by
- 133
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 20.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2015-11-18)
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Diva portal (Dalarna University Library) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- eSpace (Curtin University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism
- Australian Government
- Curtin University of Technology
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Disability Education and Employment
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Employment and Welfare Studies
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, workplace support, employer perceptions, staff perspectives, employment expectations, employer-employee communication
- MeSH terms
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adult, Employment, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged
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