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INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Volume 52, Issue 4, Pages 282-295Publisher
AMER ASSOC INTELLECTUAL and DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - AAIDD
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-52.4.282
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Autism Spectrum Disorder; social outcomes; community inclusion; social relationships; friendships; choice; access to services; social determination; National Core Indicators
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This study used data from the National Core Indicators (NCI) Survey to derive an empirically validated measurement model for social outcomes and associated constructs for both individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and individuals with other disabilities. Items consistent with the survey structure of the NCI were selected as initial indicators of the latent constructs Social Relationships, Community Inclusion, and Opportunity for Choice in factor analyses. Results yielded a novel factor structure that is different from the original NCI survey structure. Three factors emerged as a result of these analyses: Personal Control, Social Determination, and Social Participation and Relationships. The factor structure of each of these constructs was consistent although not identical across individuals with ASD and individuals with developmental disabilities other than ASD.
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