Predicting Leisure and Social Outcomes of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Secondary Analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2

Abstract

My dissertation consists of five chapters with three stand-alone studies. Chapter one is an introduction to social and leisure skills of adults with ASD, and I demonstrate my rationale and for the subsequent chapters. Chapter two is a systematic review of the literature on promoting leisure outcomes of adults with ASD. Chapter three is another systematic review of the literature on promoting social outcomes of adults with ASD. Chapter four is a study in which I conducted a secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS-2) for social and leisure outcomes of adults with ASD. Finally, chapter five includes my career goals, aims of research interests, the connections between my research aims and the previous chapters, and in ways that my future research can address my aims.