Helping high school-aged military dependents with autism gain employment through project SEARCH + ASD supports
- Whittenburg, H. N., Schall, C. M., Wehman, P., McDonough, J., & DuBois, T. (2020). Helping high school-aged military dependents with autism gain employment through Project SEARCH+ ASD Supports. Military Medicine, 185, 663–668. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usz224
- Military-connected young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be less likely to obtain employment due to the transitory nature of military life. The Project SEARCH and ASD Supports (PS + ASD) program matches young adults with ASD to community internships and provides on-the-job training using applied behavior analysis (i.e., an evidenced-based intervention focused on modifying behavior). In this study, the PS + ASD program was hosted at a military installation. Using a sample of military-connected young adults with ASD (N = 14) and a randomized controlled trial design, employment rates of those in the program (n = 6) were compared to participants’ in a waitlist control condition (n = 8). Nearly all of the PS + ASD program participants were employed after program completion; in contrast, only one waitlist participant was employed.
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