自閉症の青少年と成人のための段階的な雇用と高等教育への移行 (STEPS):コミュニティの実施試験
Susan W White1, Alexis M Brewe2, Nicole Powell1
1Department of Psychology, Center for Youth Development and Intervention, University of Alabama, 200 Hackberry Lane Suite 101, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487, United States, 1 205-348-1967.
JMIR formative research
|August 29, 2025
まとめ
雇用への段階的な移行と中等教育後の成功 (STEPS) プログラムは,自閉症の若い成人の移行準備と独立性を改善する見込みを示しています. コミュニティベースでの提供は実現可能で受け入れられ,将来の研究を支援しました.
科学分野:
- 自閉症スペクトル障害の研究
- 発達心理学
- 公衆衛生の介入
背景:
- 自律的な生活と自立の改善は 自閉症の成人の主な優先事項です
- この移行期間の構造化されたカリキュラムは十分に研究されていない.
- 雇用への段階的な移行と中等教育後の成功 (STEPS) プログラムは,このギャップを埋めています.
研究 の 目的:
- STEPSプログラムの実行可能性と有効性を検証する.
- コミュニティベースの提供者によるSTEPSの実施を評価する.
- プログラムの実施に影響を与える要因を特定する.
主な方法:
- 2段階の形成的なコミュニティパイロット試験が実施されました.
- 第1段階では プログラムの精錬に 利害関係者を巻き込みました
- 第2段階は,24人の自閉症の青少年と若年成人を対象としたオープンパイロット試験でした.
主要な成果:
- ステークホルダーによるプログラム調整により 動機付けと介護者の役割が向上しました
- コミュニティの利害関係者や提供者は,STEPSが実現可能で採用可能だと見なしました.
- 参加者の満足度は中等から高かった. 移行の準備と機能的独立性の領域は著しく改善された.
結論:
- STEPSプログラムは コミュニティの提供者によって提供されれば 実行可能で 受け入れられ 効果的です
- パイロットの結果は,STEPSのより大規模な実施を支持します.
- このプログラムは 成人の自閉症への移行を 改善する可能性を 示しています
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