Post-High School Transition Outcomes for Young Adults With Down Syndrome
Author:
Loveall Susan J.1, Channell Marie Moore2, Burke Meghan M.2, Rodgers Derek B.3
Affiliation:
1. Susan J. Loveall, University of Nebraska–Lincoln 2. Marie Moore Channell and Meghan M. Burke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 3. Derek B. Rodgers, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Abstract
Abstract
There is limited available research on the post-high school outcomes of young adults with Down syndrome (DS). The purpose of this study, therefore, was to characterize employment, community-based living, and community engagement outcomes and their correlates among young adults with DS who recently transitioned out of high school. Caregivers (n = 100) of young adults with DS who exited high school within the past 5 years completed an online survey. Approximately half of the individuals with DS were working in some capacity; almost all were living with caregivers. Individuals with DS were engaging in a variety of community activities each week. Adaptive functioning was related to both employment and community engagement. Parent involvement in transition planning was also related to community engagement.
Publisher
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health,Neurology (clinical),Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Developmental and Educational Psychology,Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology,General Medicine,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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