Autistic People's Perspectives on Stereotypes: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Treweek, Caroline; Wood, Chantelle; Martin, Jilly; Freeth, Megan
Titel	Autistic People's Perspectives on Stereotypes: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 23 (2019) 3, S.759-769 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Freeth, Megan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361318778286
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Stereotypes; Social Bias; Self Concept; Adults; Social Attitudes; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Asperger Syndrome; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Klischee; Selbstkonzept; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Asperger-Syndrom; Ausland
Abstract	Autism stereotypes can often portray autistic people in a negative way. However, few studies have looked at how autistic people think they are perceived by others, and none have specifically asked autistic people what they think the autistic stereotypes are. Semi-structured interviews with 12 autistic adults (aged between 20 and 63 years) were conducted. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, three main themes emerged from the data. These were as follows: (1) the primary stereotype is that autistic people are 'weird'; (2) autistic stereotypes have negative effects and consequences; and (3) autistic people are heterogeneous. This study makes an important and novel contribution to understanding the experience of being autistic by exploring how autistic people feel they are perceived by others and identifying some of the ways in which negative stereotypes are believed to have negative consequences for autistic people. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01