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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear SOE Faculty, Staff and Graduate Students,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would like to announce the Ph.D. defense for Elina Veytsman. Graduate students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.
<b>Please note: participants are expected to utilize video, but mute audio on Zoom.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Date:</b> Wednesday, May 18, 2022<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Time:</b> 10:30 am<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Zoom information:</b> <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87554522893?pwd=Q2o5K256TjM0TVE5MEE2bUV2c1Z6dz09">
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87554522893?pwd=Q2o5K256TjM0TVE5MEE2bUV2c1Z6dz09</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Meeting ID: 875 5452 2893<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Passcode: 435870<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Chair:</b> Jan Blacher<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Title:</b> Navigating the Road from Adolescence to Adulthood for Youth with and without Developmental Disabilities: Parent Perspectives<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Abstract:</b> Transition to adulthood can be a stressful time for all parents, but particularly so if the young adult has a disability. Young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) have less successful
outcomes in the education, employment, social, and independence domains compared to their typically developing (TD) peers (e.g., Grigal et al., 2011; Newman et al., 2010; Shattuck et al., 2012). As parents play a crucial role in transition for young adults
with ASD and ID, understanding their perspectives and expectations for their young adults is crucial to understanding the factors that affect transition outcomes (Sosnowy et al., 2018). This study used qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews to
describe mothers’ (N=109) desired outcomes, challenges, and worries for their young adults ages 20 to 25 with ASD, ID, and TD, participating in a 20-year longitudinal study. Quantitative analyses examined the relationship between mothers’ desired outcomes,
maternal wellbeing, and youth transition outcomes. Mothers of young adults with and without disabilities broadly reported common concerns and goals for their young adults, but some themes were unique to mothers of youth with disabilities. More successful young
adult outcomes were associated with greater maternal wellbeing, more positive outlook, and higher expectations. Discussion provides implications for transition planning and emphasizes how to support parents as facilitators of successful transition.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Heather Killeen (she/her/hers)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Graduate Program Coordinator
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">School of Education<br>
University of California, Riverside<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1207 Sproul Hall
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Riverside, CA 92521<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Email:
</span><a href="mailto:heather.killeen@ucr.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">heather.killeen@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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