Abstract
Job histories were obtained for a population of young adults with mental retardation. No one with IQ less than 50 had been in open employment. Persons with mild mental retardation (n = 100) who received no adult services were compared to peers who were not retarded (n = 52) who left school without academic qualifications on a variety of job measures (e.g., unemployment, time out of the labor force, job turnover, level of job skill, and take-home pay). Among the 54 subjects with IQs of 50 or more who received adult services, approximately half had some open employment. Our results provide a less optimistic picture than that given by reviewers of previous research.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 483-491 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | American Journal on Mental Retardation |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Rehabilitation
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Health Professions(all)
