Ashworth, Maria;
Heasman, Brett;
Crane, Laura;
Remington, Anna;
(2023)
Evaluating a New Supported Employment Internship Programme for Autistic Young Adults Without Intellectual Disability.
Autism
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Abstract
Supported employment initiatives have been shown to increase employment rates for autistic people who want to enter the workforce. Despite the success of supported employment initiatives in increasing employment rates, little is known about the first-hand experiences and views of those involved. In the current study, we examined the experiences and views of autistic young adults without intellectual disability (ID; ‘interns’), employers and parents regarding a previously unevaluated paid internship scheme that offers tailored support for interns and employers before, during, and after the internship, the Employ Autism network. In total, 51 participants (19 interns, 22 employers, ten parents), across eight internships, engaged in semi-structured interviews. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to identify three themes, shared across participant groups: (1) the internship was “an invaluable experience”, (2) the internship helped break down autism-specific barriers to employment, and (3) stakeholder groups had some unmet expectations. Drawing on this multi-informant qualitative evaluation of a novel supported employment scheme, we derive recommendations of best practice for supported employment initiatives for autistic young adults without ID.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Evaluating a New Supported Employment Internship Programme for Autistic Young Adults Without Intellectual Disability |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/journal/autism |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Supported Employment, Internship, Autistic Young adults, Employers, Parents |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10180157 |
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