title: Life Skills Training for Middle and High School Students with Autism.
abstract: This study investigated the extent to which life skills training was offered to middle and high school students with autism and life skills training needs after high school. A secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Training Study-2 (NLTS-2) data was conducted in this study. This study found that the majority of the middle and high school students with autism (77.4%) had received life skills training in school. Receipt of life skills training differed across students' gender, age, diagnosis of intellectual disability, and functional mental skills. Students received life skills training in general education classrooms, special education classrooms, individual instruction, and community settings. Life skills training was needed for the majority of the high school leavers with autism (78%).
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China. hchiang@umac.mo.
authors.forename: Hsu-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.affiliation: Human Development, Teachers College Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Xinyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.affiliation: Human Development, Teachers College Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Young-Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D004519:Education, Special / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools / Q000639:trends; D066107:Social Skills; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Adaptive skills; Autism; High school; Life skills; Secondary analysis; Students