FW: New study: social participation among teens with ASD

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sharing > Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:34:36 -0500> Subject: New study: social participation among teens with ASD> > > Subject: New study: social participation among teens with ASD> > Dear Colleagues and Friends,> > I am writing to announce the publication of a new article appearing in PLoS ONE titled “Participation in Social Activities among Adolescents with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.” In this report we examined patterns of social participation among adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder using a nationally representative sample of youth (the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2). Adolescents with an ASD were significantly more likely never to see friends out of school (43.3%), never to get called by friends (54.4%), and never to be invited to social activities (50.4%) when compared with adolescents from other groups [speech impairment, learning disability, cognitive disability]. Correlates of limited social participation included low family income and having impairments in conversational ability, social communication, and functional cognitive skills. Compared with prior research, our study significantly expands inquiry in this area by broadening the range of social participation indicators examined, increasing the external validity of findings, focusing on the under-studied developmental stage of adolescence, and taking an ecological approach that included many potential correlates of social participation. There were notable differences in social participation by income, a dimension of social context seldom examined in research on ASDs.> > If you would like to learn more about this study then please click on the links below.> > Washington University’s news release with a brief description of the study findings: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/23004.aspx> > The original article is freely available for viewing and download: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0027176> > Regards,> > T. Shattuck> Assistant Professor> Warren Brown School of Social Work> Washington University> One Brookings Dr.> Campus Box 1196> St. Louis, MO 63130> > > ---> > You are currently subscribed to aucd_autism as: benito@....> > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-31223-6164.2d5951d1e3b31dfb7fd2dcc172df17fd@...<mailto:leave-31223-6164.2d5951d1e3b31dfb7fd2dcc172df17fd@...>>