Bruce H. Knox
Independent Scholar, Auckland, New Zealand
Publications
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Research Article
Why High-Functioning Autistic Adolescents Leave Secondary School: Educational Structures, Contributing Mechanisms, Student Voices, and Pathways Toward Retention
Author(s): Bruce H. Knox*
Secondary school disengagement among adolescents with Level 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), historically referred to as “high-functioning autism,” represents a significant educational and public health concern. Autistic children and adolescents experience elevated school absence compared with peers, and New Zealand population-level evidence demonstrates reduced likelihood of regular attendance among autistic students [1,4]. Although many autistic students demonstrate average or above-average intellectual ability, withdrawal from schooling may arise less from academic incapacity than from a misalignment between neurodevelopmental needs and educational environments [2,3,5,6,8,9]. This paper synthesises educational, psychological, and medical literature concerning sensory processing, social participation, executive functioning, anxiety, school structures, absenteeism, trans.. Read More»