Postsecondary Landscape for Autistic Young Adults: Special Issue on Autism, Young Adulthood, and Life Post High School

IF 2.3 3区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Remedial and Special Education Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI:10.1177/07419325251316866

Kara Hume, Jessica D. Steinbrenner, Samuel L. Odom

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Abstract

The postsecondary landscape for autistic youth is changing, with increased opportunities in education and employment. However, autistic youth still face higher disengagement rates than other disability groups. The Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism (CSESA) was a multisite study examining high school programming in 60 schools across three states, and the CSESA Follow-Up study examined their post high school experiences. This special issue provides a contemporary snapshot of postsecondary life for 200 autistic young adults from the CSESA study, and features five articles, each focusing on various aspects of their lives post high school. The young adults and their caregivers reported on their engagement in education, employment, community involvement, and health, and completed standardized measures related to self-determination and adaptive behavior. This article summarizes the state of the field and CSESA findings, introduces the follow-up study sample and procedures, provides global findings, and introduces each article in the series.

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Remedial and Special Education EDUCATION, SPECIAL-

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期刊介绍： Remedial and Special Education (RASE) is devoted to the discussion of issues involving the education of persons for whom typical instruction is not effective. Emphasis is on the interpretation of research literature and recommendations for the practice of remedial and special education. Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to, definition, identification, assessment, characteristics, management, and instruction of underachieving and exceptional children, youth, and adults; related services; family involvement; service delivery systems; legislation; litigation; and professional standards and training.