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Quality of Life—Development of an Assessment for People With Autism
Carmen Feldhaus
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5542/2015.05.007
Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
“Identify the significant predictors of a life of quality and evaluate the impact of targeting resources to maximize their positive effect(s)” (Schalock, 2000, p. 125). This is No. 7 of Schalock’s ten fundamental QoL (quality of life) guidelines. By stressing the words “significant predictors”, one comes to the question: Is there an appropriate instrument referred to people with autism? This paper will describe the creation of an assessment instrument for those people. The measurement we are developing will collect data with regards to the QoL of people with ASD (autism spectrum disorders), it will be designed by and for people with ASD. The instrument will be useful to practitioners and parents in inclusive settings and beyond. First of all, it could be a help for the people with autism because it will dependably measure the QoL of the affected people. In this paper, the first steps up to the construction sample will be described.
QoL (quality of life), life satisfaction, ASD (autism spectrum disorders), measurement, participative research, inclusion
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