title: Participation in Daily Activities of Young Adults with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: Young adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) struggle to assume adult roles. This research assessed the feasibility of using the Adolescent and Young Adult Activity Card Sort (AYA-ACS) with emerging adults with high functioning ASD. Two phases were utilized during this research: (1) comparing the activity participation reported by emerging adults with an ASD and that reported by their caring adult; (2) examining the barriers to participation reported. Preliminary results demonstrate that the AYA-ACS appears to be a reliable and valid method of identifying emerging adults' participation strengths as well as personal and environmental challenges in a variety of age-appropriate activities. The AYA-ACS could assist service providers by providing an understanding of the challenges to participation faced by this population and aid in developing client centered interventions.
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. mary.mccollum@hshs.org.|St. John's Children's Hospital, 800 E Carpenter St, Springfield, IL, 62769, USA. mary.mccollum@hshs.org.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCollum
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.|University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Patti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: LaVesser
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berg
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014888:Wechsler Scales; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Activity card sort; Activity involvement; Autism spectrum disorder; Emerging adults; Engagement; Participation; Transition age; Young adults