Résumé
La Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées rappelle la nécessité de garantir un accès égalitaire à la formation professionnelle. Pourtant, le nombre de personnes diplômées avec un trouble du spectre de l’autisme (TSA) reste faible. Cette étude exploratoire, menée en Suisse, vise à décrire les caractéristiques des jeunes présentant un TSA qui sont en formation et à documenter les formations qui leur sont offertes ainsi que la manière dont elles sont organisées. Des questionnaires ont été adressés aux professionnels accompagnant les jeunes adultes présentant un TSA dans leur processus de formation. Les résultats montrent que la plupart des jeunes inscrits en formation ont de faibles besoins de soutien. Les instituts de formation offrent des formations duales alliant théorie et pratique. De nombreux soutiens sont proposés comme la dispense d’un enseignement formel de compétences transversales ou encore la présence d’un job coach durant les stages. Néanmoins, les méthodes d’enseignement et les soutiens proposés ne sont pas toujours adaptés aux particularités de l’autisme.
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities stresses the need to ensure equal access to vocational training. Yet, the number of graduates with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) remains low. This exploratory study aims to describe the characteristics of young people in training, to document the training offered to them and the way in which it is organized. Questionnaires were sent to professionals accompanying young adults with ASD in their training process. The results show that most young people enrolled in training have low support needs. Training institutes offer dual training combining theory and practice. Many supports are offered, for example the formal teaching of transversal skills or the presence of a job coach during internships. However, the teaching methods and supports offered are not always adapted to the particularities of autism.
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities stresses the need to ensure equal access to vocational training. Yet, the number of graduates with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) remains low. This exploratory study aims to describe the characteristics of young people in training, to document the training offered to them and the way in which it is organized. Questionnaires were sent to professionals accompanying young adults with ASD in their training process. The results show that most young people enrolled in training have low support needs. Training institutes offer dual training combining theory and practice. Many supports are offered, for example the formal teaching of transversal skills or the presence of a job coach during internships. However, the teaching methods and supports offered are not always adapted to the particularities of autism.