Department of Psychology, University of Utah, 380 South 1530 East BEHS 502, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2716 South Street, 5th Floor, Office 5192, Philadelphia, PA, 19146, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Sep;48(9):2925-2937. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3545-6.
Community stakeholders, researchers, and providers are increasingly focused on individual, family, and systemic factors that contribute to positive outcomes for adults on the autism spectrum. Parent expectations for their youth's future are associated with adult outcomes (e.g., employment, school success, independence), yet the mechanism for this effect remains unclear. This study investigated how expectations were related to parent transition-related activities in a sample of 298 parents of adolescents on the autism spectrum (48% female adolescents), stratified by parent-reported IQ (average or above, borderline, or below 70). Parent expectations for the future predicted engagement in some activities intended to enhance adult outcomes when controlling for IQ, gender, age, and household income. The results have implications for how providers discuss expectations and support families in preparing for adulthood.
社区利益相关者、研究人员和服务提供者越来越关注个人、家庭和系统因素,这些因素有助于自闭症谱系成人取得积极成果。家长对孩子未来的期望与成人的成果(例如,就业、学业成功、独立)相关,但这种影响的机制尚不清楚。本研究调查了在 298 名自闭症谱系青少年(48%为女性青少年)的样本中,期望如何与父母的过渡相关活动相关,这些青少年的父母根据其报告的智商(平均或以上、边缘型、或低于 70)进行分层。在控制智商、性别、年龄和家庭收入的情况下,对未来的期望预测了一些旨在提高成人成果的活动的参与度。这些结果对提供者讨论期望和支持家庭为成年做准备的方式具有启示意义。