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The National Autism Data Center: Building Gauges to Measure National Progress on Transition Outcomes August 31, 2016 Presented by Dr. Paul Shattuck and Ivanova Smith A Webinar from AUCD's Autism Special Interest Group (SIG)

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The National Autism Data Center: Building Gauges to Measure National

Progress on Transition Outcomes

August 31, 2016

Presented by Dr. Paul Shattuck and Ivanova Smith

A Webinar from AUCD's Autism Special Interest Group (SIG)

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The National Autism Data Center: Building Gauges to Measure National

Progress on Transition OutcomesPaul Shattuck

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I have no relevant financial or nonfinancialrelationship(s) with the products or servicesdescribed, reviewed, evaluated or comparedin this presentation.

Disclosure

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What’s a Data Center?

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What’s a Data Center?

Anne Roux Jessica Rast Bushraa Khatib

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Why a Data Center?

• National-level challenges require national-level data to inform solutions

• Usual approaches often don’t help: Not accessible, Not holistic, Not strategic or relevant with respect to policy

• “For a group to count, they first have to be counted”

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Why a Data Center?• Billions spent on services, no population-level

data on needs & impacts – What do people need vs. what they get?– What are the outcomes?

• Are we “moving the needle”? We need gauges to tell

• Data influences problem awareness, interpretation and decisions. The field of ASD is way behind other areas…

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• Use existing data, capitalizing on money already spent

• Create information products that are accessible, understandable and impactful

• Set agenda for future research and data collection endeavors by identifying gaps between available data vs. needed data

National Autism Data Center

Overall Concept

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www.drexel.edu/autismoutcomes

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Collect, organize, and compile national sources of data

Produce info products from the data that can aid in decision making

Repeat across data sources and years

NADC process

National Autism Data Center

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Collect, organize, and compile national sources of data

Produce info products from the data that can aid in decision making

Repeat across data sources and years

NADC process

National Autism Data Center

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National Autism Indicators Reports

• Our big flagship information product• Annual production cycle• Steering committees include autistics,

family members, lobbyists, topic experts• Heavy emphasis on usability• Holistic approach

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What is an Indicator?

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National Autism Data Center

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Indicators Research Impacts• Meetings with legislators and agency staff

– GAO consulting– Congressional caucus briefings

• Media coverage, ↑ issue awareness– NPR, USA Today, etc.

• Social media engagement, 10k+ followers• Scientific impact: IACC top 20 studies

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Data Sources

• National Longitudinal Transition Survey 2 (NLTS-2)

• Survey of Pathways to Diagnosis and Services

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What were the characteristics of youth at the time of transition?

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Characteristics at age 17

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Characteristics at age 17

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Health, Mental Health and Health Care

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Health, Mental Health and Health Care

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What happened to transition-age youth with autism between high school and their early 20s?

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67% 66%58%

54% 51%

41%42%

10%

22%

12%

32% 30%

0%

100%

Case Management

Speech-Language Therapy

Social Work Personal Assistant

Occupational Therapy

Mental Health

Source: NLTS2

high schooladulthood

The services cliff

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Outcomes and Disconnection

The purpose of transition planning is to connect youth to employment or continued education after high school

About 4 in 10 youth were completely disconnected from both work and continued education opportunities during first six years after high school

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Outcomes and Disconnection

About 1 out of 4 disconnected youth ALSO had no access to services since high school –doubly disconnected.

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Outcomes and Disconnection

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Source: NLTS2

Disconnection levels are high in those with lower level skills and lower income.

79%

13%

45%

3%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Lowest Skill Highest Skill

Income < $25KIncome > $75K

Shattuck et al, 2012. Pediatrics 129(6).

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One-third ever attended post-secondary education.

Source: NLTS2

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Half ever held a job.

Source: NLTS2

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One-quarter were socially isolatedacross all three indicators

Source: NLTS2

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Living Arrangement

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Group comparisons

Young adults with autism fared worse relative to those with other disabilities.

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Source: NLTS2

Rates of employment

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Source: NLTS2

Rates of independent living

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Source: NLTS2

Rates of social isolation

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Other Information Products

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Fact sheets

National Autism Data Center

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Info maps

National Autism Data Center

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Infographics

National Autism Data Center

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Collect, organize, and compile national sources of data

Produce indicators from the data that can aid in decision making

Repeat across data sources and years

NADC process

National Autism Data Center

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drexe.lu/autismindicators16

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Next Directions• More topics and data sources:

– SSI and VR– Timing of Dx and entry to early care services– National Core Indicators– NLTS2012

• Seeing if things are getting better over time:– Employment– Social inclusion and participation

• IF we can get the work funded…

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What will it take to “move the needle”?

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By Ivanova Smith UW LEND Advocate Faculty

My transition to adulthood

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Importance of a early start!• my Mother’s determination!

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Money management

• Learning about money and how to use it.

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Preparing for Graduation

• I had to think about what I was going to do after high school

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Going to college and work• My first work experience. • The long journey that got me to be alumni of Central

Washington University!

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Learning about relationships

• Being encouraged to have relationships with others and developing it in to a lifetime marriage.

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Getting in to my career

• Advocating for all people with I/DD to be able to lead their lives!

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