Employment

Research Articles

The list of articles below represent a selection of recent research publications on autism/disability and employment.

• 2021
  
  • Di Francesco, C., Murahara, F., Martin, V., Flanagan, T., & Nadig, A. (2021). The value of employment support services for adults on the autism spectrum and/or with intellectual disabilities: Employee, employer, and job coach perspectives. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 55(3), 283–296. https://doi.org/10.3233/jvr-211163.
  • Smith MJ, Sherwood K, Ross B, Smith JD, DaWalt L, Bishop L, Humm L, Elkins J, Steacy C. Virtual interview training for autistic transition age youth: A randomized controlled feasibility and effectiveness trial. Autism. 2021 Feb 10:1362361321989928. doi: 10.1177/1362361321989928. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33567883.
• 2020
  
  • Anderson C, Butt C, Sarsony C. Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum and Early Employment-Related Experiences: Aspirations and Obstacles. J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Apr 30. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04513-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32356082
  • McGhee Hassrick E, Sosnowy C, Graham Holmes L, Walton J, Shattuck PT. Social Capital and Autism in Young Adulthood: Applying Social Network Methods to Measure the Social Capital of Autistic Young Adults. Autism in Adulthood. 2020;2(3):243–54. doi: 10.1089/aut.2019.0058.
  • Rast JE, Roux AM, Shattuck PT. Use of Vocational Rehabilitation Supports for Postsecondary Education Among Transition-Age Youth on the Autism Spectrum. J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Jun;50(6):2164-2173. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-03972-8. PMID: 30848406
  • Roux AM, Rast JE, Anderson KA, Garfield T, Shattuck PT. Vocational Rehabilitation Service Utilization and Employment Outcomes Among Secondary Students on the Autism Spectrum. Autism Dev Disord. 2020 May 12. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04533-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32399821
  • Roux AM, Rast JE, Shattuck PT. State-Level Variation in Vocational Rehabilitation Service Use and Related Outcomes Among Transition-Age Youth on the Autism Spectrum. J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Jul;50(7):2449-2461. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3793-5. PMID: 30357645
  • Roux AM, Rast JE, Shattuck PT. Correction to: State-Level Variation in Vocational Rehabilitation Service Use and Related Outcomes Among Transition-Age Youth on the Autism Spectrum. J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Jul;50(7):2462-2463. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-03991-5. Erratum for: J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Jul;50(7):2449-2461. PMID: 30949878.
  • Schall C, Sima AP, Avellone L, Wehman P, McDonough J, Brown A. The Effect of Business Internships Model and Employment on Enhancing the Independence of Young Adults With Significant Impact From Autism. Intellect Dev Disabil. 2020 Aug 1;58(4):301-313. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-58.4.301. PMID: 32750714.
  • Schall C, Wehman P, Avellone L, Taylor JP. Competitive Integrated Employment for Youth and Adults with Autism: Findings from a Scoping Review Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2020 Apr;29(2):373-397. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2019.12.001. Epub 2020 Jan 31. PMID: 32169268
  • Scott M, Falkmer M, Kuzminski R, Falkmer T, Girdler S. Process evaluation of an autism-specific workplace tool for employers. Scand J Occup Ther. 2020 Sep 21:1-13. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2020.1820571. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32955966
  • Smith MJ, Pinto RM, Dawalt L, Smith JD, Sherwood K, Miles R, et al. Using community-engaged methods to adapt virtual reality job-interview training for transition-age youth on the autism spectrum. Res Autism Spectr Disord. 2020 March;71:101498. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2019.101498.
  • Wehman P, Schall C, McDonough J, Sima A, Brooke A, Ham W, Whittenburg H, Brooke V, Avellone L, Riehle E. Competitive Employment for Transition-Aged Youth with Significant Impact from Autism: A Multi-Site Randomized Clinical Trial J Autism Dev Disord. 2019 Mar 1. PMID: 30825082.
  • Whittenburg HN, Schall CM, Wehman P, McDonough J, DuBois T. Helping High School-Aged Military Dependents With Autism Gain Employment Through Project SEARCH + ASD Supports Mil Med. 2020 Jan 7;185(Suppl 1):663-668. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usz224. PMID: 31498390.
  • Wong J, Coster WJ, Cohn ES, Orsmond GI. Identifying School-Based Factors that Predict Employment Outcomes for Transition-Age Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Apr 30. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04515-2. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32356081
• 2019
  
  • Hayward SM, McVilly KR, Stokes MA. "I Would Love to Just Be Myself": What Autistic Women Want at Work. Autism in Adulthood. 2019;1(4):297–305. doi: 10.1089/aut.2019.0020.
  • Lindsay S, Osten V, Rezai M, Bui S. Disclosure and workplace accommodations for people with autism: a systematic review. Disabil Rehabil. 2019 Jul 7:1-14. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1635658. Online ahead of print. PMID: 31282214
  • Nicholas DB, Hedley D, Randolph JK, Raymaker DM, Robertson SM, Vincent An Expert Discussion on Employment in Autism [Roundtable]. Autism in Adulthood. 2019 Sep 11;1(3): 162-169. doi: 10.1089/aut.2019.29003.djn
  • Rast JE, Roux AM, Shattuck PT. Use of Vocational Rehabilitation Supports for Postsecondary Education Among Transition-Age Youth on the Autism Spectrum. J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Jun;50(6):2164-2173. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-03972-8. PMID: 30848406; PMCID: PMC7261265.
  • Roux AM, Rast JE, Nye-Lengerman K, Purtle J, Lello A, Shattuck PT. Identifying Patterns of State Vocational Rehabilitation Performance in Serving Transition-Age Youth on the Autism Spectrum. Autism in Adulthood. 2019 Apr 13;1(2):101–11. doi: 10.1089/aut.2018.0018.
  • Scott M, Milbourn B, Falkmer M, Black M, Bӧlte S, Halladay A, Lerner M, Taylor JL, Girdler S. Factors impacting employment for people with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review. Autism. 2019 May;23(4):869-901. doi: 10.1177/1362361318787789. Epub 2018 Aug 3. PMID: 30073870
  • Taylor JL, Smith DaWalt L, Marvin AR, Law JK, Lipkin P. Sex differences in employment and supports for adults with autism spectrum disorder. Autism. 2019 Oct;23(7):1711-1719. doi: 10.1177/1362361319827417. Epub 2019 Feb 7. PMID: 30729799; PMCID: PMC6685759.
  • Wehman P, Schall C, McDonough J, Sima A, Brooke A, Ham W, Whittenburg H, Brooke V, Avellone L, Riehle E. Competitive Employment for Transition-Aged Youth with Significant Impact from Autism: A Multi-site Randomized Clinical Trial. J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Jun;50(6):1882-1897. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-03940-2. PMID: 30825082.
• 2018
  
  • Alverson CY, Yamamoto SH. VR Employment Outcomes of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Decade in the Making. J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Jan;48(1):151-162. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3308-9. PMID: 28929259
  • Chan W, Smith LE, Hong J, Greenberg JS, Taylor JL, Mailick MR. Factors associated with sustained community employment among adults with autism and co-occurring intellectual disability. Autism. 2018 Oct;22(7):794-803. doi: 10.1177/1362361317703760. Epub 2017 Jul 9. PMID: 28691500; PMCID: PMC6825405.
• 2017
  
  • Taylor JL, DaWalt LS. Brief Report: Postsecondary Work and Educational Disruptions for Youth on the Autism Spectrum. J Autism Dev Disord. 2017 Dec;47(12):4025-4031. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3305-z. PMID: 28889215; PMCID: PMC5677531.
  • Wehman P, Schall CM, McDonough J, Graham C, Brooke V, Riehle JE, Brooke A, Ham W, Lau S, Allen J, Avellone L. Effects of an employer-based intervention on employment outcomes for youth with significant support needs due to autism. Autism. 2017 Apr;21(3):276-290. doi: 10.1177/1362361316635826. Epub 2016 Jul 9. PMID: 27154907.
• 2016
  
  • Wehman P, Brooke V, Brooke AM, Ham W, Schall C, McDonough J, Lau S, Seward H, Avellone L. Employment for adults with autism spectrum disorders: A retrospective review of a customized employment approach. Res Dev Disabil. 2016 Jun-Jul;53-54:61-72. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2016.01.015. Epub 2016 Feb 6. PMID: 26855048.
• 2015
  
  • Taylor JL, Henninger NA, Mailick MR. Longitudinal patterns of employment and postsecondary education for adults with autism and average-range IQ. Autism. 2015 Oct;19(7):785-93. doi: 10.1177/1362361315585643. Epub 2015 May 27. PMID: 26019306; PMCID: PMC4581899.
• 2014
  
  • Burgess S, Cimera RE. Employment Outcomes of Transition-Aged Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A State of the States Report. Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2014;119(1):64–83. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-119.1.64.
  • Wehman P, Chan F, Ditchman N, Kang HJ. Effect of supported employment on vocational rehabilitation outcomes of transition-age youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a case control study. Intellect Dev Disabil. 2014 Aug;52(4):296-310. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-52.4.296. PMID: 25061773