Abstract:
The study aimed to evaluate the level of transitional services programs
provided to adults with autism spectrum disorder from the parents' point of
view. 68 parents participated in the study. The researcher used a scale that
included fve domains measuring transitional services in adulthood. The main
results showed that the level of transitional service programs provided to
adults with autism spectrum disorder was moderately high. The results also
found that there were no signifcant differences in the level of these programs
due to the gender of the adult. However there were differences between mild
and severe autism spectrum disorder cases in all sub-scale in favor of those
with mild cases, and between moderate and severe cases in favor of those
with moderate cases. The study recommends that programs of transitional
services for adults with autism spectrum disorder focus on programs for postsecondary education services and programs for community participation.
