Support in school and the occupational transition process Adolescents and young adults with neuropsychiatric disabilities

................................................................................................................... 1 LIST OF PAPERS ........................................................................................................... 3 ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 5 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................. 6 Adolescents and young adults with neuropsychiatric disabilities ............................ 6 Asperger’s disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...................... 6 Young adults with neuropsychiatric disabilities in school and work ................. 8 Support in school .................................................................................................... 10 The interaction between the person and the environment in school ................ 11 Students with neuropsychiatric disabilities and support in school .................. 13 The educational system and students with neuropsychiatric disabilities ......... 14 Support in the occupational transition process ....................................................... 17 An interactional process between the environment and the person in the occupational transition process ....................................................................... 18 The occupational transition process and individuals with neuropsychiatric disabilities ............................................................................ 19 The employment system and individuals with neuropsychiatric disabilities ........................................................................................................ 20 Rationale of the thesis ............................................................................................ 21 AIMS ............................................................................................................................. 23 METHODS .................................................................................................................... 24 Method description ................................................................................................. 24 Participants and procedure ..................................................................................... 25 Data collection ........................................................................................................ 28 Questionnaire ................................................................................................... 28 Interviews ......................................................................................................... 29 Data analysis ........................................................................................................... 30