A capabilities approach to understanding and supporting autistic adulthood

E Pellicano, U Fatima, G Hall, M Heyworth… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
There is little comprehensive research into autistic adulthood, and even less into the
services and supports that are most likely to foster flourishing adult autistic lives. This limited …

Factors impacting employment for people with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review

M Scott, B Milbourn, M Falkmer, M Black, S Bӧlte… - …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this study is to holistically synthesise the extent and range of literature relating to
the employment of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Database searches of …

Autism spectrum disorder: advances in diagnosis and evaluation

L Zwaigenbaum, M Penner - Bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a variety of causes, and its clinical expression is
generally associated with substantial disability throughout the lifespan. Recent advances …

Employers' perception of the costs and the benefits of hiring individuals with autism spectrum disorder in open employment in Australia

M Scott, A Jacob, D Hendrie, R Parsons, S Girdler… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Research has examined the benefits and costs of employing adults with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) from the perspective of the employee, taxpayer and society, but few studies …

Success factors enabling employment for adults on the autism spectrum from employers' perspective

J Dreaver, C Thompson, S Girdler, M Adolfsson… - Journal of autism and …, 2020 - Springer
Employment outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are poor and
there is limited understanding on how best to support individuals with ASD in the workplace …

The Gestalt of functioning in autism spectrum disorder: Results of the international conference to develop final consensus International Classification of Functioning …

S Bölte, S Mahdi, PJ de Vries, M Granlund… - …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Autism spectrum disorder is associated with diverse social, educational, and occupational
challenges. To date, no standardized, internationally accepted tools exist to assess autism …

[PDF][PDF] A national guideline for the assessment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in Australia

AJO Whitehouse, K Evans, V Eapen… - … Research Centre (CRC), 2018 - autismcrc.com.au
The authors and Autism CRC acknowledge the support of the National Disability Insurance
Agency in the development of the Guideline, including funding to support the coordination of …

Supporting and hindering environments for participation of adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review

B Krieger, B Piškur, C Schulze, U Jakobs, A Beurskens… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The influence of a person's environment and its modifying potential on participation is well
recognized for most childhood disabilities, but scarcely studied for adolescents with autism …

Psychological strengths and well-being: Strengths use predicts quality of life, well-being and mental health in autism

EC Taylor, LA Livingston, RA Clutterbuck… - …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Strengths-based approaches to autism are increasing in research and clinical practice. Such
approaches suggest facilitating autistic people to increase the use of their strengths leads to …

Neurodiversity in practice: A conceptual model of autistic strengths and potential mechanisms of change to support positive mental health and wellbeing in autistic …

M Cherewick, M Matergia - Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2024 - Springer
Objectives Neurodiversity affirming frameworks are a paradigm shift from a deficit-focused
approach to autism to recognizing autism as a heterogeneous constellation of differences in …