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Titre : |
Autism and Employment: Implications for Employers and Adults with ASD |
Type de document : |
Texte imprimé et/ou numérique |
Auteurs : |
Calvin SOLOMON, Auteur |
Article en page(s) : |
p.4209-4217 |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Competitive employment Employer outcomes Employment Rehabilitation Vocational habilitation |
Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
Résumé : |
A small but growing body of research has been conducted on vocational outcomes for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); however, limited resources have been directed towards understanding outcomes for competitive employers. While ASD does present with a range of social communication and adaptive behavior deficits, adults on the spectrum may be extremely efficient, trustworthy, reliable, and cost-effective employees. Nevertheless, fewer than half of young adults with ASD maintain a job. Many businesses are unwilling to hire these capable candidates, concerned among other things about an increase in supervision costs and a decrease in productivity. This is a bias based on misperceptions; the financial and social benefits of hiring adults with ASD, for businesses and the individual, often outweigh the costs. |
En ligne : |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04537-w |
Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=432 |
in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 50-11 (November 2020) . - p.4209-4217
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