ABSTRACT
Prior research exists which validates the risk of decreased emotional well-being in adults with autism. As a result, it becomes vitally important to identify factors that may contribute to this problem in order to provide increased supports and services to combat the issues. This quantitative comparative study sought to determine whether or not anxiety and/or depression (emotional well-being) of young adults with high-functioning autism is impacted by the possession or lack of a transition plan prior to their leaving high school, by comparing t-scores from the Beck Anxiety Inventory and Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition. A sample of 32 (N = 32) young adults with high-functioning autism ages 18 to 25 participated in the
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to thank my chair, Dr. Barry Last, committee member, Dr. Elizabeth Lozano, and the program chair, Dr. Akin Merino, for your support and allowing me the opportunity to reach this goal, despite having taken what was probably the longest road possible.
Thank you to Debra Muzikar: You were the one who used your voice to help keep my project moving forward, and for this I will be forever grateful! Autism Society of the Inland Empire, Beth Burt, and Theresa McFarland: Thank you for accepting me and helping with candidate recruitment.
Finally, “my humans,” thank you to those who have supported me along this path. Thank you to my editor, Dr. Sabrina Rood, who cheered me up at times when I thought there was no end to this tunnel and who helped turn my somewhat confusing words into sentences that read cohesively. Finally, thank you to Susanna Romig for helping me turn my data into beautiful visual aids.
DEDICATION
This research endeavor is dedicated to family, heroes, and my Rock.
Family: My daughter, Kadyence Genevieve, who allowed Mommy to share her with friends and family while designing and implementing this project. My mother, Marlene, who has been supportive throughout this entire process.
Heroes: Those who have positively impacted my life, both personally and professionally.
Also those who bravely approach the world with a “different, not less” outlook every day, my fellow humans with
There is no doubt that raising a child with autism is challenging. There is endless research on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) but a very limited amount on the costs and benefits of caring for a person with the disorder. In order to gain a comprehensive perspective on the biggest challenges parents and caregivers of autistic children face, a look into the private lives of these families and close networks is necessary. The only way to give support and provide the much needed services required to help, one must ask them what the most difficult parts about managing autism are. Below examines three of the most common struggles these families face when trying to understand and help their autistic children develop into the capable people they are certainly able of becoming.
Thank you for helping us with all of our work. Words cannot express how much we appreciate you! Your big heart, and compassion have more impact on me than you can realize! Your lessons are gift I will always treasure! I will miss FCCLA very much! It is an honor for me to be a FCCLA member! Thank you for
On another note, I wanted to say thank you for coming and supporting my race, my foundation, and my mom and I. All the support towards the foundation has been amazing
To the family of each researcher, In particular to their mother, father and siblings for their moral and financial support
I would like to thank the researchers who provided the information to help make this research possible and searchable. At Capella University, I owe so much to the mentors, the instructors and all of my wonderful cohorts that helped give feedback and offered personal assistance
The lecture “Life on the Spectrum: Living, Learning and Growing as an Autistic Person” presented by Howie Jordan was given on October 27, 2015 at USC Upstate. This speech was about the struggles one with autism faces on a daily basis and the adversity they must overcome. Jordan tells the audience about autism through his eyes and the lessons he has learned through his struggles. Lessons such as how to overcome bullying, physical and mental obstacles, and educational struggles. Jordan’s purpose is to shine light on the idea that a person with autism is just that, a person. No matter what disabilities one may have they are still human and deserve to be treated like one in every part of life.
Thirdly, nobody has been more important to me in the pursuit of this project than the members of my family. I would like to thank my parents, whose love and guidance are with me in whatever I pursue. They are the ultimate
Autism is a brain disorder that is characterized by slow and difficult comprehension of spoken and non-verbal communication and repetition of behaviors. Autism is normally noticed in the first two years of a child (Myers & Johnson, 2007). Asperger syndrome is an autistic disorder that has almost the same similarities with autism. People with Asperger syndrome have little comprehension of the world and its surroundings and poor communication with other people. People with Asperger syndrome are hard to recognize, as they do not show on their outward appearances. They are average or above average intellectually and have fewer problems in terms of speech and specific learning disabilities unlike in autism. These difficulties include dyslexia, epilepsy, and attention
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are quite vulnerable to anxiety and depression, especially in late adolescence and early adult life (Tantum & Prestwood, 1999). In accordance with a study sampling children between 7 and 13 years of age (Vickerstaff, Heriot, Wong, Lopes & Dossetor, 2006), it is hypothesized that adolescents on the autism spectrum with high IQ will be more likely to experience depression. participants will be 50 adolescents between 13 and 18 years of age formally diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. participants will complete the depression related questions from the depression anxiety stress scale (DASS) which will be administered by their respective psychologist. the participants DASS score will be measured against IQ score. participants with higher IQ scores will be more likely to experience depression and participants with lower IQ scores.
A lot of people don’t realize the challenges of living with a child who has been diagnose with Autism can be. It is a twenty-four-hour seven day a week job no vacation, no sick time and no pay. From the time the child is diagnosed it is a constant worry especially if the parents don’t know much about the condition. It starts with continuous Doctor visits, social services, and therapy sessions, just to figure out how serious the condition may be and what level of the disability the child has and this is only this beginning. Next, to find the tools the child needs to overcome the disability, like learning development and cognitive process, social skills, comprehension capabilities, and many more depending on the severity of autism.
Specific purpose: To inform my listeners about Autism spectrum disorder and how it affects children in society today.
It is a great opportunity & pleasure for me to express my profound gratitude towards all the individuals who directly or indirectly contributed towards completion of this report.
We thank Dr. Evangeline B. Gardiano, for her patience in teaching and guiding us to make this project a success.
First of all, I would like to express gratitude to my parents Mr Nelson Chan, Mrs Liaw and the rest of my family members for their unconditional support and encouragement throughout the research.
In addition, we would also like to express our gratitude towards our parents and our amazing colleagues for their kind co-operation, tremendous support and encouragement throughout the whole project which helped us in the completion of it.