Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations.

For young adults and adults with autism, the outcomes related to independence, social relationships, employment status, and living arrangements have been poor. This session will share research using PhotoVoice to explore the lived experience of young adults with autism in a community-based independent-living residence. Challenges and opportunities for independence as seen through photos and reflections on the OT role will be shared.

Primary Author and Speaker: Paula J. Thompson-Costello

Additional Authors and Speakers: Mackenzie Traub, Eleanor Sweeney, Mallory Schrier, and Hannah R. Dau

Keywords:
autistic disorder, participatory photography, portraits, young adult, happiness, adult
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2021
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