Boosting Post-School Outcomes: Development and Evaluation of an Online Transition Planning Program for Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum
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Authors
Hatfield, Megan Kelly
Date
2017Supervisor
Prof Torbjorn Falkmer
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
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Health Sciences
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Occupational Therapy and Social Work
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Abstract
Adolescents on the autism spectrum have numerous strengths, however many have difficulty transitioning to post-school employment or higher education. BOOST-A is a web-based, autism-specific program developed to prepare adolescents on the autism spectrum for leaving school. BOOST-A supports the development of future job pathways and employment-readiness skills. A quasi-randomised controlled trial determined that BOOST-A increased career exploration and self-determined behaviour related to transition planning. Findings support the need for strengths-based and autism-specific transition planning.
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