Table 3.
Challenges and Service Needs Most Frequently Endorsed from Online Survey Data
| Greatest Challenges | Most Helpful / Needed Services | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stakeholder | Challenge | n (%)a | Service | n (%)b |
| School Personnel (n = 30) |
1. Social Interaction | 27 (90.0%) | 1. Transition Services | 28 (93.3%) |
| 2. Social Supports | 26 (86.7%) | 2. Social Interaction Training | 28 (93.3%) | |
| 3. Self-Advocacy | 22 (73.3%) | 3. Emotion Regulation Therapy | 23 (76.7%) | |
| Parents (n = 32) |
1. Social Interaction | 21 (65.7%) | 1. Social Opportunities | 25 (80.7%) |
| 2. Social Supports | 16 (50.0%) | 2. Transition Services | 24 (77.4%) | |
| 3. Adaptive Skills | 16 (50.0%) | 3. Independent Living Training | 23 (74.2%) | |
| Students (n = 5) |
1. Social Supports | 3 (60.0%) | 1. Career Counseling | 4 (80.0%) |
| 2. Academic Stress | 3 (60.0%) | 2. Weekly Supportive Therapy | 3 (60.0%) | |
| 3. Intense Emotions | 2 (40.0%) | 3. Social Interaction Training | 3 (60.0%) | |
Note:
a
n refers to the number of individuals who rated the item as being either a 4 (usually a problem; serious issue) or a 5 (always a problem; severe issue).
b
n refers to the number of individuals who rated the service as being either a 4 (very helpful) or 5 (extremely helpful).