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| Title |
The Costs and Benefits of Employing an Adult with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0139896 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andrew Jacob, Melissa Scott, Marita Falkmer, Torbjörn Falkmer |
| Abstract |
Despite an ambition from adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to be employed, there are limited opportunities for competitive employment for this group. Employment is not only an entitlement enjoyed by others in society, but employing adults with ASD also has economic benefits by decreasing lost productivity and resource costs for this group. Few studies have explored the cost-benefit ratio for employing adults with ASD and even fewer have taken the viewpoint of the employer, particularly applying this situation to ASD. Until such study occurs, employers may continue to be reluctant to employ adults from this group. This review aimed to examine the costs, benefits and the cost-benefit ratio of employing adults with ASD, from a societal perspective and from the perspective of employers. Eight databases were searched for scientific studies within defined inclusion criteria. These databases included CINAHL Plus, Cochrane Library, Emerald, Ovid Medline, ProQuest, PsycINFO, Scopus and Web of Science. Enhancing the opportunities for adults with ASD to join the workforce is beneficial from a societal perspective, not only from an inclusiveness viewpoint, but also from a strict economic standpoint. Providing supported employment services for adults with ASD does not only cut the cost compared with providing standard care, it also results in better outcomes for adults with ASD. Despite the fact that ASD was the most expensive group to provide vocational rehabilitation services for, adults with ASD have a strong chance of becoming employed once appropriate measures are in place. Hence, rehabilitation services could be considered as a worthwhile investment. The current systematic review uncovered the fact that very few studies have examined the benefits, the costs and the cost-benefit ratio of employing an adult with ASD from the perspective of employers indicating a need for this topic to be further explored. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 94 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 24% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 14% |
| Canada | 12 | 13% |
| Australia | 3 | 3% |
| France | 2 | 2% |
| Japan | 2 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1% |
| Congo | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Unknown | 30 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 79 | 84% |
| Scientists | 7 | 7% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 264 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 261 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 44 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 37 | 14% |
| Researcher | 32 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 28 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 6% |
| Other | 38 | 14% |
| Unknown | 69 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 51 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 37 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 27 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 10% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 36 | 14% |
| Unknown | 78 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 122. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 August 2023.
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