The objective of this study is to evaluate the TEACCH School Transition to Employment and Post-Secondary Education (T-STEP) Program. Through randomized assignment young adults (18-21 year-old) with ASD will participate in the full T-STEP Program or a counseling only condition. Effectiveness will be assessed by caregiver report (social communication, executive function, employment readiness), self-report (self-determination, coping, depression), and behavioral observation (i.e., a mock employment experience). The long-term impact of this intervention is to promote a more positive quality of life for young adults with high functioning ASD including increased postsecondary education completion, employment, self-determination, and decreased difficulties with coping and depression.
Age range
16 Years – 21 Years
Sex
ALL
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Change in Becker Work Adjustment Profile-2 (BWAP) Scores from Baseline to Post-Intervention
Timeframe: Baseline, post-intervention (within 4 weeks of completing the 12-week intervention)
Change in Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Adult Version (BRIEF-A) Scores from Baseline to Post-Intervention
Timeframe: Baseline, post-intervention (within 4 weeks of completing the 12-week intervention)
Change in Transition Readiness and Employability Evaluation (TREE) Scores from Baseline to Post-Intervention
Timeframe: Baseline, post-intervention (within 4 weeks of completing the 12-week intervention)
Change in The American Institutes for Research Self-Determination Scale (AIR) Scores from Baseline to Post-Intervention
Timeframe: Baseline, post-intervention (within 4 weeks of completing the 12-week intervention)
Change in Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (CES) Scores from Baseline to Post-Intervention
Timeframe: Baseline, post-intervention (within 4 weeks of completing the 12-week intervention)