Longitudinal Study of Australian School Leavers with Autism: FINAL REPORT
Direct pdf link: https://www.autismcrc.com.au/sites/default/files/reports/3-016_SASLA_Final-report.pdf
The Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC) established the longitudinal Study of Australian School Leavers with Autism (SASLA)1 in 2014. The aim of this project was to collate a comprehensive profile of autistic young people in Australia, aged 15-25 years at entry, as they transitioned into adulthood. The SASLA team were also interested in describing the role and experiences of parents/carers of transition-aged autistic young people. To achieve these aims, SASLA developed - an online survey (3 surveys per participant over 2 years) to assess the background, health and lifestyle characteristics of participants in collaboration with, and with insights from autistic people, their families, autism organisations and researchers. The SASLA survey content was informed by the outcomes of consultation with the autism community and designed to over-lap with the Australian Longitudinal Study of Autistic Adults (aged 25 – 80 years) (ALSAA) on many core variables to enable us to bring these data together to gain a broader, whole-of-life understanding in key areas. This final report summarises the SASLA study.
Funding
Autism CRC 3.016
History
School
- School of Psychology and Public Health
Publication Date
2022-04-01Publisher
Olga Tennison Research Centre, La Trobe UniversityPlace of publication
Bundoora, AustraliaPagination
139p.ISBN-13
978-1-922365-38-5Rights Statement
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