Description
Transitioning from school to employment is one of the most important milestones in the lives of students with neurodevelopmental disorders that may have a lasting effect on their adult lives. Career transitioning is the process of searching for and then taking up a new career. The duration of a career transition can vary from several months to a year, and the frequency with which individuals might decide to move from one career to another is inexhaustible. Further exploration into the importance of career counseling and development for students with autism spectrum disorders is necessary to improve their transition into the workplace.
Perspectives on Career Transitioning of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders offers deep insight into previous and current efforts, progress, and prospects for career development for students with neurodevelopmental disorders. It assists educational professionals in understanding and promoting successful career transition for students with autism spectrum disorders. This book covers topics such as special education, public policy, and developmental disorders, and is a useful resource for academicians, sociologists, policymakers, education administrators, counselors, scientists, and researchers.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Boitumelo Diale
Boitumelo Molebogeng Diale
is a Professor and Dean of Education at Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley, South Africa. She is a registered Educational Psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and a certified Employee Wellness Practitioner. Her work advances career development across the lifespan through a life design orientation, with a strong emphasis on youth and neurodiverse populations. She currently serves as a Visiting Professor at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and previously co-coordinated the Centre for Neurodiversity at the University of Johannesburg, Soweto Campus, where she led community-focused initiatives supporting career transitions for individuals with neurodiverse needs.
Chiedu Eseadi
Chiedu Eseadi
is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His professional expertise spans career guidance, mental health, and rehabilitation counselling. His scholarship centres on mental health across clinical and educational contexts, neurodiversity, and the development of evidence-informed frameworks for career transition and career counselling.