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* short-term choice-making was strongly associated with employment. This is an area that could be targeted for intervention, with studies investigating the directionality of choice-making and employment. 

* Employment as a dependent variable of adult outcome, instead of one component of a global outcome variable. 

* The field needs to better understand barriers and facilitators to employment and explore different factors that may account for the wide variability of employment rates in adults with developmental disabilities beyond simple demographic variables.

* Employment and choice-making are critical to understanding successful independent living and community inclusion

Choice-making- ID, ASD and DS- employment

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Choice-making is an important component of : 
self-determination

several adult outcomes including: 
residential setting,
quality of life
 better quality employment

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