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 …

Employment programmes and interventions targeting adults with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review of the literature

D Hedley, M Uljarević, L Cameron, S Halder… - …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder face significant challenges entering the workforce;
yet research in this area is limited and the issues are poorly understood. In this systematic …

Autism,“stigma,” disability: A shifting historical terrain

RR Grinker - Current Anthropology, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
Erving Goffman's 1963 foundational discussion of stigma has been both embraced and
critiqued in disability studies and other fields. In Goffman's interactional and ahistorical …

Toward competitive employment for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities: What progress have we made and where do we need to go

P Wehman, J Taylor, V Brooke… - … and Practice for …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Progress toward competitive integrated employment (CIE) for people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities (IDD) over the last 40 years has been mixed. Despite evidence …

Updating the secondary transition research base: Evidence-and research-based practices in functional skills

DA Rowe, VL Mazzotti, CH Fowler… - … and Transition for …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Transition education should be grounded in quality research. To do so, educators need
information on which practices are effective for teaching students with disabilities transition …

Trends in employment for individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A review of the research literature

JL Chen, G Leader, C Sung, M Leahy - Review Journal of Autism and …, 2015 - Springer
Employment is fundamental to the well-being of individuals including those with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD). The purposes of this review are to provide an overview of …

Virtual reality job interview training in adults with autism spectrum disorder

MJ Smith, EJ Ginger, K Wright, MA Wright… - Journal of autism and …, 2014 - Springer
The feasibility and efficacy of virtual reality job interview training (VR-JIT) was assessed in a
single-blinded randomized controlled trial. Adults with autism spectrum disorder were …

Autism and overcoming job barriers: Comparing job-related barriers and possible solutions in and outside of autism-specific employment

T Lorenz, C Frischling, R Cuadros, K Heinitz - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The aim of this study was to discover how individuals with autism succeed in entering the job
market. We therefore sought to identify expected and occurred barriers, keeping them from …

The autism advantage at work: A critical and systematic review of current evidence

SM Bury, D Hedley, M Uljarević, E Gal - Research in Developmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Despite difficulties entering the workforce, people on the autism spectrum are
often successful. Furthermore, they are suggested to bring unique abilities (eg, attention to …

Evaluation of a transition to university programme for students with autism spectrum disorder

J Lei, S Calley, M Brosnan, C Ashwin… - Journal of Autism and …, 2020 - Springer
Applying to university can be an anxiety-provoking time for many autistic students, though
enrolment can be increased by actively involving them in transition planning. We provide an …