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Direct linkSebastian Trew – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
This study aimed to investigate the impact of external factors on the experiences and family relationships of autistic adolescents and their families. A qualitative approach was used, with in-depth interviews conducted with 30 participants, including autistic adolescents, siblings and parents from within families with an autistic adolescent family…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Well Being, Family Relationship
Borbála Gabriella Koltai; Eszter Pados; József Rácz – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
This study addresses the underrepresentation of fathers in autism research, particularly those with adult-aged autistic offspring. The authors explored the lifelong experiences and interpretations of fathers raising their autistic sons. Ten Hungarian fathers participated in a one-time semi-structured interview. Interpretative phenomenological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Fathers, Sons
Spoor, Jennifer R.; Bury, Simon M.; Hedley, Darren – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Although employees' attitudes towards an autism employment programme may impact its ultimate success, there is limited research examining the implementation of these programmes from the perspective of non-autistic employees (i.e. co-workers and managers). This study explored the implementation of an Australian-based supported autism employment…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Employee Attitudes, Program Implementation
Sher, David Ariel; Gibson, Jenny L.; Sher, Hannah Ella – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Autistic people contend with high levels of stigma in many cultures worldwide. There is a scarcity of literature on stigma in relation to autism in faith communities and virtually no research focussing on this topic in Jewish communities. In this study, we aimed to explore experiences of stigma towards autism and sought views on what steps have…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social Bias, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Jews
Kildahl, Arvid N.; Helverschou, Sissel B.; Rysstad, Anne L.; Wigaard, Elisabeth; Hellerud, Jane M. A.; Ludvigsen, Linn B.; Howlin, Patricia – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Requests for pathological demand avoidance diagnoses have increased over recent years but pathological demand avoidance remains a controversial issue. We undertook a systematic review of peer-reviewed studies of pathological demand avoidance, using standardised appraisal and synthesis methods, to assess how pathological demand avoidance is…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adolescents, Children
Tesfaye, Rackeb; Courchesne, Valerie; Yusuf, Afiqah; Savion-Lemieux, Tal; Singh, Ilina; Shikako-Thomas, Keiko; Mirenda, Pat; Waddell, Charlotte; Smith, Isabel M.; Nicholas, David; Szatmari, Peter; Bennett, Terry; Duku, Eric; Georgiades, Stelios; Kerns, Connor; Vaillancourt, Tracy; Zaidman-Zait, Anat; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Elsabbagh, Mayada – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Most research regarding youth with autism spectrum disorder has not focused on their first-person perspectives providing limited insight into methodologies best suited to eliciting their voices. We conducted a synthesis of methods previously used to obtain the first-person perspectives of youth with various disabilities, which may be applicable to…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Youth, Disabilities
Muller, Kristen; Brady, Nancy C.; Fleming, Kandace K. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
The primary aim of this study was to evaluate and compare alternative modalities and stimuli used to measure receptive vocabulary skills in autistic children who are minimally verbal. This study systematically compared participants' outcomes on three different receptive vocabulary assessment conditions: a low-tech assessment that used a stimulus…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Vocabulary, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children
Gillespie-Lynch, Kristen; Daou, Nidal; Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria-Jose; Kapp, Steven K.; Obeid, Rita; Brooks, Patricia J.; Someki, Fumio; Silton, Nava; Abi-Habib, Rudy – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Although stigma negatively impacts autistic people globally, the degree of stigma varies across cultures. Prior research suggests that stigma may be higher in cultures with more collectivistic orientations. This study aimed to identify cultural values and other individual differences that contribute to cross-cultural differences in autism stigma…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Cultural Differences, Social Bias
Bottema-Beutel, Kristen; Mullins, Teagan S.; Harvey, Michelle N.; Gustafson, Jenny R.; Carter, Erik W. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Many youth with autism spectrum disorder participate in school-based, peer-mediated intervention programs designed to improve their social experiences. However, there is little research discerning how these youth view intervention practices currently represented in the literature, information which could improve the social validity of intervention…
Descriptors: High School Students, Adolescents, Student Attitudes, Autism
Qi, Xin; Zaroff, Charles M.; Bernardo, Allan B. I. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Recent research examining the explanations given by the public (i.e. lay beliefs) for autism spectrum disorder often reveals a reasonably accurate understanding of the biogenetic basis of the disorder. However, lay beliefs often manifest aspects of culture, and much of this work has been conducted in western cultures. In this study, 215…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Etiology, Public Opinion
Kirby, Anne V.; Dickie, Virginia A.; Baranek, Grace T. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
First-person perspectives of children with autism spectrum disorder are rarely included in research, yet their voices may help more clearly illuminate their needs. This study involved phenomenological interviews with children with autism spectrum disorder (n = 12, ages 4-13) used to gain insights about their sensory experiences. This article…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Sensory Experience, Phenomenology
Punshon, C.; Skirrow, P.; Murphy, G. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
Asperger syndrome is a relatively new diagnostic classification. A number of factors make receiving a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome in adulthood a unique experience. This study used a phenomenological approach to examine the experiences of 10 adults receiving such a diagnosis. Results suggested that six major themes were associated with receiving…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Disability Identification, Phenomenology, Psychological Patterns
