Julie Lounds Taylor
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View article: Brief Report: The Vocational and Educational Activities of Transition‐Aged Autistic Youth With Low IQ
Brief Report: The Vocational and Educational Activities of Transition‐Aged Autistic Youth With Low IQ Open
Background Previous research has shown that autistic transition‐aged youth with low IQ experience low rates of integrated employment and postsecondary education (PSE) enrolment. Notably, much of this work was conducted over a decade ago, a…
View article: Measuring high-priority outcomes in a real-world sample of autistic adults: cohort development, data collection, and sample description for the AASPIRE Outcomes Project
Measuring high-priority outcomes in a real-world sample of autistic adults: cohort development, data collection, and sample description for the AASPIRE Outcomes Project Open
Adult autism services research is plagued by methodological challenges, including 1) lack of accessible self-reported outcome measures, 2) difficulty obtaining representative or heterogeneous samples, and 3) a frequent mismatch between exp…
View article: Effects of a parent advocacy intervention on service access for transition‐aged autistic youth: a multisite randomized controlled trial
Effects of a parent advocacy intervention on service access for transition‐aged autistic youth: a multisite randomized controlled trial Open
Background Autistic youth in the United States face many challenges accessing services as they transition to adulthood. Improving parents' ability to advocate for services is a promising way to improve service access. The current study tes…
View article: Correlates of self-reported life satisfaction among autistic youth with and without intellectual disability
Correlates of self-reported life satisfaction among autistic youth with and without intellectual disability Open
Compared to their nonautistic peers, lower levels of life satisfaction have been reported by autistic individuals. It is unclear, however, whether autistic individuals with intellectual disability report similar levels of life satisfaction…
View article: Satisfaction with friendship support protects autistic youth from the negative effects of peer victimization
Satisfaction with friendship support protects autistic youth from the negative effects of peer victimization Open
Autistic youth experience higher rates of peer victimization than their non-autistic peers. While there is some evidence that friendships may protect against the negative mental health effects of peer victimization in the general populatio…
View article: The Vocational and Educational Index: An Update to the Vocational Index to Reflect Contemporary Postsecondary Educational Options for Autistic Adults
The Vocational and Educational Index: An Update to the Vocational Index to Reflect Contemporary Postsecondary Educational Options for Autistic Adults Open
The Vocational Index, a tool to reliably capture the range of vocational and educational activities in which adults with autism engage, is regularly used in studies of adult outcomes in autism. However, recently it has been noted that ther…
View article: Associations Between Negative Social Experiences and Depressive Symptoms in Autistic Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Associations Between Negative Social Experiences and Depressive Symptoms in Autistic Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Open
View article: Expanding Research on Contextual Factors in Autism Research: What Took Us So Long?
Expanding Research on Contextual Factors in Autism Research: What Took Us So Long? Open
Although autism is a childhood‐onset neurodevelopmental disorder, its features change across the life course due to a combination of individual and contextual influences. However, the influence of contextual factors on development during c…
View article: Exploring Parent and Autistic Youth Perspectives to Inform Adaptations for an Advocacy Program
Exploring Parent and Autistic Youth Perspectives to Inform Adaptations for an Advocacy Program Open
View article: Patterns and correlates of two-year changes in depressive symptoms for autistic adults
Patterns and correlates of two-year changes in depressive symptoms for autistic adults Open
Background Autistic adults are at elevated risk for depression. However, longitudinal data on the trajectory of depressive symptoms and its associated factors in autistic adults are scarce. Methods A community sample of 315 autistic adults…
View article: Description and predictors of self‐determination in males and females with fragile X syndrome on the verge of adulthood
Description and predictors of self‐determination in males and females with fragile X syndrome on the verge of adulthood Open
Background Self‐determination refers to setting goals and making decisions regarding one's own life with support from others as needed. Research on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities has established the importance of s…
View article: Consensus on High-Priority Outcomes to Be Used in the Evaluation of Services for Autistic Adults: Results from a CBPR-Nested Delphi Process
Consensus on High-Priority Outcomes to Be Used in the Evaluation of Services for Autistic Adults: Results from a CBPR-Nested Delphi Process Open
People are increasingly recognizing the need for service interventions to improve the lives of autistic adults. However, less is known about how to best evaluate such services. We aimed to identify 1) which self-reported outcomes are most …
View article: Patterns and correlates of two-year changes in depressive symptoms for autistic adults
Patterns and correlates of two-year changes in depressive symptoms for autistic adults Open
Background: Autistic adults are at elevated risk for depression. However, longitudinal data on the trajectory of depressive symptoms and its associated factors in autistic adults are scarce.Methods: A community sample of 315 autistic adult…
View article: Complex employment journeys: Case studies of four families of adults with intellectual disability
Complex employment journeys: Case studies of four families of adults with intellectual disability Open
BACKGROUND: The road to employment can be uncertain for millions of adults with intellectual disability and their families. It is important to understand how they navigate this journey and the challenges they experience. OBJECTIVE: We exam…
View article: Associations between Social Experiences and Psychological Health for Autistic Youth with Low IQ
Associations between Social Experiences and Psychological Health for Autistic Youth with Low IQ Open
Purpose Social experiences are consistently associated with psychological health among autistic individuals. However, most extant studies on this topic exclude individuals with autism who have lower IQ or are otherwise unable to self-repor…
View article: Emerging adulthood in autism: Striving for independence or interdependence?
Emerging adulthood in autism: Striving for independence or interdependence? Open
View article: Examining the associations among knowledge, empowerment, and advocacy among parents of transition-aged youth with autism
Examining the associations among knowledge, empowerment, and advocacy among parents of transition-aged youth with autism Open
Parents of individuals with autism face many challenges in accessing appropriate services and supports for their offspring. Parents also play vital roles in advocating for their offspring’s rights and needs. Furthermore, despite advocacy p…
View article: Trajectories of Competitive Employment of Autistic Adults through Late Midlife
Trajectories of Competitive Employment of Autistic Adults through Late Midlife Open
Autistic adults experience challenges in maintaining employment; however, little is known about patterns of competitive employment through late midlife. This longitudinal study examined the change in hours of competitive employment for a c…
View article: Autism through midlife: trajectories of symptoms, behavioral functioning, and health
Autism through midlife: trajectories of symptoms, behavioral functioning, and health Open
View article: Improving parents' ability to advocate for services for youth with autism: A randomized clinical trial
Improving parents' ability to advocate for services for youth with autism: A randomized clinical trial Open
Youth with autism face challenges accessing services as they transition to adulthood. Improving parents' ability to advocate for services on behalf of their youth may be an effective way to improve service access and ultimately transition …
View article: To better meet the needs of autistic people, we need to rethink how we measure services
To better meet the needs of autistic people, we need to rethink how we measure services Open
View article: Correction: Self-reported Everyday Sources of Happiness and Unhappiness in Autistic Adults
Correction: Self-reported Everyday Sources of Happiness and Unhappiness in Autistic Adults Open
View article: Self-reported Everyday Sources of Happiness and Unhappiness in Autistic Adults
Self-reported Everyday Sources of Happiness and Unhappiness in Autistic Adults Open
View article: Perspectives on Employer-Initiated Terminations Among Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum
Perspectives on Employer-Initiated Terminations Among Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum Open
View article: Pathways to paid work for youth with severe disabilities: Perspectives on strategies for success
Pathways to paid work for youth with severe disabilities: Perspectives on strategies for success Open
BACKGROUND: Paid work during high school serves as a steppingstone to postsecondary employment for young adults with severe disabilities. Yet, youth with significant cognitive impairments rarely have the opportunity to experience paid work…
View article: Maladaptive therapist schemas in CBT practice, training and supervision: A scoping review
Maladaptive therapist schemas in CBT practice, training and supervision: A scoping review Open
Background Maladaptive therapist schemas are hypothesized to generate difficulties within cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) practice, training and supervision. Without adequate identification and management, they negatively affect the co…
View article: Parental Perceptions of Service Access for Transition-Aged Youth With Autism During COVID-19
Parental Perceptions of Service Access for Transition-Aged Youth With Autism During COVID-19 Open
Services are critical for youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), especially during the transition to adulthood. Under the best of circumstances, though, it can be difficult to access needed adult services. With COVID-19, services were …
View article: Patterns of sleep disturbances and associations with depressive symptoms in autistic young adults
Patterns of sleep disturbances and associations with depressive symptoms in autistic young adults Open
Autistic individuals are at an increased risk for both sleep disturbances and depression. While studies in the general population and in autistic adults have drawn general links between sleep disturbances and mental health, few studies hav…
View article: <scp>CBT</scp>supervision behind closed doors: Supervisor and supervisee reflections on their expectations and use of clinical supervision
<span>CBT</span>supervision behind closed doors: Supervisor and supervisee reflections on their expectations and use of clinical supervision Open
Objective Previous surveys examining the routine practice of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) supervision have consistently found that methods utilised by supervisors often drift from expert recommendations. Harmful or ineffective super…
View article: A Longitudinal RCT of P-ESDM With and Without Parental Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: Impact on Child Outcomes
A Longitudinal RCT of P-ESDM With and Without Parental Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: Impact on Child Outcomes Open