Poster Session
Issue Date: July 2018
Published Online: November 01, 2018
Updated: April 30, 2020
Preparing for the Transition to Adulthood With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Perceived Supports and Barriers Among Parents of Diploma-Seeking Youth
Jenna Hoffman, BS; Anne Kirby, PhD, OTR/L
Author Affiliations
  • University of Utah
  • University of Utah
Article Information
Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Health Services Research and Education
Poster Session   |   November 01, 2018
Preparing for the Transition to Adulthood With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Perceived Supports and Barriers Among Parents of Diploma-Seeking Youth
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2018, Vol. 72, 7211510189. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-PO5016
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2018, Vol. 72, 7211510189. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-PO5016
Abstract

Date Presented 4/20/2018

This qualitative study examined parent perceptions of supports and barriers related to the transition into adulthood for their diploma-seeking youth with autism spectrum disorder. This group faces unique challenges, which present a need for occupational therapy practitioners to be more involved.

Primary Author and Speaker: Jenna Hoffman

Additional Authors and Speakers: Anne Kirby

Contributing Authors: Cheryl Wright, Marissa Diener