Survey of Adult Life Experiences for 272 Autistic U.S. Residents

A nationally representative survey of 272 U.S. residents with autism collected by Leslie A. Shaw. It examines secondary school transition activities, support, and later life experiences such as moving into one's own home, falling in love, getting married, pregnancy, becoming a caregiver, and being arrested. The data was last updated on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Model predictors of adult life experiences like moving into one's own home based on goal setting and psychological empowerment skills.
• Analyze the relationship between social skills and outcomes such as falling in love, getting married, and being arrested.
• Investigate how the number of people supporting an autistic youth relates to the odds of falling in love.
• Study the role of autonomy/decision-making skills in predicting specific life experiences.
• Evaluate the broader impact of transition programs beyond education and employment success.

Strengths

• Survey data from a nationally representative sample of 272 U.S. residents with autism.
• Focuses on adult life experiences beyond typical outcomes like independent living.
• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is 19.4 KB, indicating a very limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Leslie A. Shaw via figshare.

Collection Method

Survey data collection.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 06:03:23; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States.