Paul Shattuck Explained

Paul T. Shattuck
Fields:Autism
Workplaces:Washington University in St. Louis, Drexel University
Alma Mater:University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Portland State University, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Thesis Title:The prevalence of autism in special education
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64025699
Thesis Year:2005

Paul T. Shattuck is an autism researcher at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University, where he leads the Research Program Area on Life Course Outcomes.[1] He was previously a faculty member at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis.

Education

Dr. Shattuck obtained his Ph.D. in social welfare and an M.S.W. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2005, where he served as a postdoctoral fellow for two years thereafter. His education includes degrees in social work and sociology, and postdoctoral training in epidemiology.

Career and research

While a postgraduate student at UWM, Shattuck worked on a study[2] which concluded that some autistic children's behaviors, as they grow up, can improve with age.[3] He is also well known for publishing a study in 2006 concluding that broadening of the diagnostic criteria has made a major contribution to the rise in autism rates,[4] [5] and for another study published three years later about the age at diagnosis of autistic children, which was later recognized as one of the most important autism studies of the year by both Autism Speaks and the Federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.[6] [7] Another topic of Shattuck's research is whether autistic children attend college and/or get a job after they graduate from high school. In general, his research on this topic has concluded that a much higher percentage of autistic children are unemployed after high school than children with speech or language impairments or learning disabilities.[8] [9] [10] [11] His most recent study on the topic, for example, concluded that only 53% of autistic children had ever held a paying job during the eight years following high school, the lowest rate among all disability groups.[12]

Notes and References

  1. http://drexel.edu/autisminstitute/people/faculty/paul-shattuck/ Paul Shattuck, PhD|A. J. Drexel Autism Institute|Drexel University
  2. Shattuck. P. T.. Seltzer. M. M.. Greenberg. J. S.. Orsmond. G. I.. Bolt. D.. Kring. S.. Lounds. J.. Lord. C.. 10.1007/s10803-006-0307-7. Change in Autism Symptoms and Maladaptive Behaviors in Adolescents and Adults with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 37. 9. 1735–1747. 2006. 17146700. 3265360.
  3. http://www.news.wisc.edu/14167 Study shows autism symptoms can improve into adulthood
  4. Shattuck. P. T.. The Contribution of Diagnostic Substitution to the Growing Administrative Prevalence of Autism in US Special Education. 10.1542/peds.2005-1516. Pediatrics. 117. 4. 1028–1037. 2006. 16585296. 26733990 .
  5. Web site: Autism 'Epidemic' in Schools Called Illusory. MedPage Today. 4 April 2006. 5 October 2013. Osterweil, Neil.
  6. Shattuck. P. T.. Durkin. M.. Maenner. M.. Newschaffer. C.. Mandell. D. S.. Wiggins. L.. Lee. L. C.. Rice. C.. Giarelli. E.. Kirby. R.. Baio. J.. Pinto-Martin. J.. Cuniff. C.. Timing of Identification Among Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings from a Population-Based Surveillance Study. 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31819b3848. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 48. 5. 474–83. 2009. 19318992. 3188985.
  7. http://news.wustl.edu/people/Pages/ShattuckPaul.aspx Paul Shattuck|Newsroom|Washington University in St. Louis
  8. Shattuck. P. T.. Narendorf. S. C.. Cooper. B.. Sterzing. P. R.. Wagner. M.. Taylor. J. L.. 10.1542/peds.2011-2864. Postsecondary Education and Employment Among Youth with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pediatrics. 129. 6. 1042–1049. 2012. 22585766. 3362908.
  9. Web site: Young adults with autism less likely to go to college or hold down a job, study finds. Chicago Tribune. 23 May 2012. 7 October 2013.
  10. Roux. A. M.. Shattuck. P. T.. Cooper. B. P.. Anderson. K. A.. Wagner. M.. Narendorf. S. C.. 10.1016/j.jaac.2013.05.019. Postsecondary Employment Experiences Among Young Adults with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 52. 9. 931–9. 2013. 23972695. 3753691.
  11. Web site: Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum Face Tough Prospects for Jobs and Independent Living. Drexel Now. 4 September 2013. 10 October 2013.
  12. Web site: Young Adults With Autism Found to Have Difficulty Transitioning Into Employment. Elsevier. 5 September 2013. 11 October 2013.

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