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Competitive employment for youth with autism spectrum disorders : early results from a randomized clinical trial . For most youth with autism spectrum disorders ( ASD ) , employment upon graduation from high school or college is elusive . Employment rates are reported in many studies to be very low despite many years of intensive special education services . This paper presented the preliminary results of a randomized clinical trial of Project SEARCH plus ASD Supports on the employment outcomes for youth with ASD between the ages of 18-21 years of age . This model provides very promising results in that the employment outcomes for youth in the treatment group were much higher in non-traditional jobs with higher than minimum wage incomes than for youth in the control condition . Specifically , 21 out of 24 ( 87.5 % ) treatment group participants acquired employment while 1 of 16 ( 6.25 % ) of control group participants acquired employment .
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Intervention_Other
Project SEARCH plus ASD Supports
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Intervention_Control
control
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Outcome_Mental
employment outcomes
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Outcome_Other
non-traditional jobs
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Outcome_Mental
acquired employment
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Participant_Age
youth
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Participant_Condition
autism spectrum disorders
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Participant_Age
youth
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Participant_Condition
autism spectrum disorders ( ASD )
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Participant_Age
youth
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Participant_Condition
ASD
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Participant_Age
18-21
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Participant_Sample-size
24
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Participant_Sample-size
16