Affiliations: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain | Freie Universit\"at Berlin, Germany | Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA,
USA
Note: [] Departmento de Personalidad, Evaluaci\'on y Tratamiento
Psicol\'ogico, Facultad de Educaci\'on, Despacho 3403, Universidad Complutense
de Madrid, C. Juan XXIII, s.n 28040, Madrid, Spain. Tel.: +34 91 3946117; Fax:
+34 1 6377762; E-mail: villamisar@correo.cop.es
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in
clinical syntomatology between two groups of adults with autism who
participated in two modalities of employment: supported vs sheltered. This
study was part of a larger study designed to analyze the variables that predict
the success of people with autism in employment settings. The results suggested
that a possible relationship existed between clinical evolution of people with
autism and modality of employment. Specifically, the sheltered group scored
higher than the supported group in total CARS scores in 1999, and the total
score of the sheltered group in 1999 was higher than total score in 1996 for
the same group. The total score of the supported group, on the other hand, was
the same in 1996 and 1999.
