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Project Element	Element Description
Project Title Project Title	Transition Outcomes of High-Functioning Students with Autism: How and When Students Learn the Skills Necessary for Self-Management of Daily Responsibilities
Principal Investigator Principal Investigator	Orsmond, Gael
Description Description	The purpose of this project is to (1) understand the programs and strategies that parents and special educators use to teach students with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) how to manage daily life tasks and (2) examine how the ability to self-manage daily life tasks is associated with successful transition outcomes for students with HFASD. Research has shown that although students with HFASD have similar levels of academic achievement as their peers, they also exhibit significant impairments in their ability to manage daily life tasks, which are a strong predictor of poor adult outcomes. There is a need to better understand the factors that account for the poor transition outcomes of students with HFASD. This study aims to inform the development and refinement of interventions and supports that will facilitate the ability of students with HFASD to self-manage daily life tasks and thus prepare for life after high school.
Funder Funder	Department of Education
Funding Country Funding Country	United States
Fiscal Year Funding Fiscal Year Funding	365600
Current Award Period Current Award Period	2016-2020
Strategic Plan Question Strategic Plan Question	Question 6: How Can We Meet the Needs of People with ASD as They Progress into and through Adulthood?
Funder’s Project Link Funder’s Project Link	External Project Page
Institution Institution	Boston University
Institute Location Institute Location	United States
Project Number Project Number	R324A160113
Government or Private Government or Private	Government
History/Related Projects History/Related Projects	Transition Outcomes of High-Functioning Students with Autism: How and When Students Learn the Skills Necessary for Self-Management of Daily Responsibilities \| 387399 \| 2017 \| R324A160113 Transition Outcomes of High-Functioning Students with Autism: How and When Students Learn the Skills Necessary for Self-Management of Daily Responsibilities \| 393929 \| 2018 \| R324A160113 Transition Outcomes of High-Functioning Students with Autism: How and When Students Learn the Skills Necessary for Self-Management of Daily Responsibilities \| 0 \| 2019 \| R324A160113 Transition Outcomes of High-Functioning Students with Autism: How and When Students Learn the Skills Necessary for Self-Management of Daily Responsibilities \| 0 \| 2020 \| R324A160113

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