Cognitive, language, social and behavioural outcomes in adults with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review of longitudinal follow-up studies in adulthood

I Magiati, XW Tay, P Howlin - Clinical psychology review, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Although increasing numbers of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASD) are now entering adolescence and adulthood, there is limited research on …

Quality of life in autism across the lifespan: A meta-analysis

BFC Van Heijst, HM Geurts - Autism, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder, with a known impact on quality of life. Yet
the developmental trajectory of quality of life is not well understood. First, the effect of age on …

Employment and post-secondary educational activities for young adults with autism spectrum disorders during the transition to adulthood

JL Taylor, MM Seltzer - Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2011 - Springer
This report describes the post-high school educational and occupational activities for 66
young adults with autism spectrum disorders who had recently exited the secondary school …

The autism diagnostic observation schedule, module 4: revised algorithm and standardized severity scores

V Hus, C Lord - Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The recently published Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd edition
(ADOS-2) includes revised diagnostic algorithms and standardized severity scores for …

Social participation among young adults with an autism spectrum disorder

GI Orsmond, PT Shattuck, BP Cooper… - Journal of autism and …, 2013 - Springer
Investigating social participation of young adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is
important given the increasing number of youth aging into young adulthood. Social …

Social outcomes in mid-to later adulthood among individuals diagnosed with autism and average nonverbal IQ as children

P Howlin, P Moss, S Savage, M Rutter - … of the American Academy of Child …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To describe current social functioning in a clinical sample of 60 adults with
autism (mean age= 44 years) who were all of average nonverbal IQ (70+) when first …

Outcomes in adolescents and adults with autism: A review of the literature

A Levy, A Perry - Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011 - Elsevier
Since Kanner's first account of children with autism, there has been extensive research into
the presentation of and interventions for Autistic Disorder. However, only a small proportion …

Trends in employment for individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A review of the research literature

JL Chen, G Leader, C Sung, M Leahy - Review Journal of Autism and …, 2015 - Springer
Employment is fundamental to the well-being of individuals including those with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD). The purposes of this review are to provide an overview of …

How well are children with autism spectrum disorder doing academically at school? An overview of the literature

D Keen, A Webster, G Ridley - Autism, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The academic achievement of individuals with autism spectrum disorder has received little
attention from researchers despite the importance placed on this by schools, families and …

Depressive and anxiety symptom trajectories from school age through young adulthood in samples with autism spectrum disorder and developmental delay

K Gotham, SM Brunwasser, C Lord - Journal of the American Academy of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective The objectives of this study were to model growth in anxiety and depressive
symptoms from late school age through young adulthood in individuals with autism spectrum …