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JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Volume 51, Issue 10, Pages 3774-3781Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04821-9
Keywords
Quality of life; ASD; Social functioning; Autism; Vocational program
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of theNational Institutes of Health [UL1TR001105]
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This pilot study examined the changes in social-emotional functioning and quality of life in autistic adults participating in a vocational program, revealing significant improvements in SFS-m and two domains of WHOQOL-BREF (psychological and environmental). The findings suggest that these measures can be used for self-reporting in similar group programs for autistic adults.
Background Quality of life (QoL), social-emotional and occupational functioning are often diminished in young autistic adults. Measuring these constructs as vocational training outcomes may inform future programming and relevancy of measures. Methods This pilot study analyzed changes in social-emotional functioning and QoL during the involvement at a vocational program for autistic adults using the WHOQOL-BREF, a modified version of the Birchwood- Social Functioning Scale (SFS-m) and a piloted measure. Participants completed these self-reported questionnaires upon admission and at 3 months. Results Significant change was found on the SFS-m and two WHOQOL-BREF domains: psychological and environmental. Conclusions This pilot study suggests that autistic adults, similar in characterization, can self-report using these QoL and social measures; further, these measures are sensitive to certain changes over time in such group programs.
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