Managing Vocational Work, Achieving and Sustaining Work Performance
Support and Self-management amongst Young Autistic Adults in the Context of Vocational Support Interventions in Sweden
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10895699 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hanna Bertilsdotter Rosqvist (0000-0002-7257-0956, Södertörn University, corresponding author), Lill Hultman (0000-0001-6333-2852, Södertörn University), Johan Hallqvist (0000-0002-4428-7985, Södertörn University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 258-275 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcac138 |
| OpenAlex | W4289443705 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 32 |
In this article, we explore experiences of support and self-management amongst young autistic adults in the context of vocational support interventions in Sweden. We analyse how young autistic men use different strategies to manage their vocational work and the support they need to maintain, achieve and sustain their work performance. Data consist of eleven interviews with 4 autistic young adult men in different work environments where vocational support interventions are implemented to different degrees. One finding concludes that the interviewees are affected by and try to adapt to neurotypical norms and expectations about working life and adulthood. Although individualised coping strategies can be helpful, it is important for employers and formal support persons to understand and acknowledge that individual emotional and problem-solving coping strategies are demanding and need to be combined with adaptations in the working environment. Another finding concludes how work managers act as gatekeeper in the vocational support system the young autistic men aspire to access and in which they need to manage their work performance. Thus, social workers must provide structured and well-coordinated formal work support by both involving the autistic clients’ employers, work managers and informal networks
Autism · Context (archaeology) · Coping (psychology) · Developmental psychology · Medical education · Neurotypical · Pedagogy · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Social support · Vocational education · Work (physics) · Applied Psychology · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Clinical Psychology · Disability Education and Employment · Engineering · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |