1. After Upper Secondary School: Young Adults with Intellectual Disability not Involved in Employment, Education or Daily Activity in Sweden
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Renee Luthra, Sara Högdin, Magnus Tideman, and Niklas Westberg
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Gerontology ,Occupational therapy ,030506 rehabilitation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Social Work ,Intellectual disability ,post-school occupation ,Not in Employment, Education or Daily activity (NEED) ,Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) ,03 medical and health sciences ,Not in Employment Education or Training (NEET) ,medicine ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Young adult ,lcsh:Social sciences (General) ,Uncategorized ,Socialt arbete ,Secondary level ,Social work ,05 social sciences ,Rehabilitation ,Not in Employment Education or Daily activity (NEED) ,medicine.disease ,Physical therapy ,lcsh:H1-99 ,0305 other medical science ,Psychology ,050104 developmental & child psychology - Abstract
There is limited knowledge about young persons with intellectual disability who are Not in Employment, Education or Daily activity (NEED) in Sweden. The aim of the study was to explore the post-upper secondary school situation for persons with intellectual disability not involved in traditional occupations. A national database containing 2955 persons, representing 24.1% of the total (N=12,269) was used. The results revealed a heterogeneous group where financial support was common and few made use of disability services. Gender, municipality, programme type, financial support and disability services were significantly associated with not having an occupation as opposed to being in employment, education or daily activity. Time was a central factor, as the early years after upper secondary school appear to be an important period for changing NEED status. This is the first large scale study to describe these persons not involved in traditional occupations in Sweden and further research is required. The study received financial support from Halmstad University and MISA AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- 2023
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