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dc.contributor.authorGnanasekaran, Sangeeth
dc.contributor.authorChoueiri, Roula N.
dc.contributor.authorNeumeyer, Ann
dc.contributor.authorAjari, Ogheneochuko
dc.contributor.authorShui, Amy
dc.contributor.authorKuhlthau, Karen
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:13.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T16:59:39Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T16:59:39Z
dc.date.issued2016-07-01
dc.date.submitted2018-03-07
dc.identifier.citation<p>Autism. 2016 Jul;20(5):616-22. doi: 10.1177/1362361315598891. Epub 2015 Sep 4. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361315598891">Link to article on publisher's site</a></p>
dc.identifier.issn1362-3613 (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1362361315598891
dc.identifier.pmid26341992
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/43635
dc.description.abstractThe objectives of this study are to evaluate the employee benefits parents of children with autism spectrum disorders have, how benefits are used, work change, and job satisfaction. We conducted a cross-sectional mailed survey study of 435 families with children with autism spectrum disorders residing in the United States. We received 161 surveys for a response rate of 37%. Families reported using the following benefits: 39% paid family leave, 19% unpaid family leave, 91% flexible work arrangements, and 86% telecommuting. Of respondents, 43% reported stopping work, cutting down on hours worked, or changing jobs because of their child's condition. Having paid family leave was a positive predictor for job satisfaction. Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders have an interest and need for alternative work arrangements.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation<p><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=26341992&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a></p>
dc.relation.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1362361315598891
dc.subjectautism spectrum disorders
dc.subjectfamily functioning and support
dc.subjectpolicy
dc.subjectFamily, Life Course, and Society
dc.subjectHealth Economics
dc.subjectHealth Policy
dc.subjectMental Disorders
dc.subjectPediatrics
dc.titleImpact of employee benefits on families with children with autism spectrum disorders
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleAutism : the international journal of research and practice
dc.source.volume20
dc.source.issue5
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/peds_pp/206
dc.identifier.contextkey11720881
html.description.abstract<p>The objectives of this study are to evaluate the employee benefits parents of children with autism spectrum disorders have, how benefits are used, work change, and job satisfaction. We conducted a cross-sectional mailed survey study of 435 families with children with autism spectrum disorders residing in the United States. We received 161 surveys for a response rate of 37%. Families reported using the following benefits: 39% paid family leave, 19% unpaid family leave, 91% flexible work arrangements, and 86% telecommuting. Of respondents, 43% reported stopping work, cutting down on hours worked, or changing jobs because of their child's condition. Having paid family leave was a positive predictor for job satisfaction. Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders have an interest and need for alternative work arrangements.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathpeds_pp/206
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
dc.source.pages616-22


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