Environmental factors impacting work satisfaction and performance for adults with autism spectrum disorders.
BACKGROUND: Individuals with ASD have some of the highest rate of post-graduation unemployment and competitive employment rates are very low. There is substantial research identifying specific person factors influencing employment outcomes, although there is very little research exploring the impact...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 1 - 13 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2017
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