Parent Perspectives on Sources of Information about Autism Spectrum Disorder Interventions in Australia

Autor/inn/en	Carlon, Sarah; Stephenson, Jennifer; Carter, Mark
Titel	Parent Perspectives on Sources of Information about Autism Spectrum Disorder Interventions in Australia
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Special Education, 39 (2015) 2, S.113-127 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1030-0112
DOI	10.1017/jse.2015.9
Schlagwörter	Parent Attitudes; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Intervention; Parents; Child Rearing; Information Sources; Foreign Countries; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Preschool Children; Reliability; Trust (Psychology); Experience; Intention; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternverhalten; Autismus; Eltern; Kindererziehung; Information source; Informationsquelle; Ausland; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Reliabilität; Erfahrung; Australien
Abstract	Extant research on sources of information about interventions used by parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has provided a general overview of sources used. However, it has provided little insight into why parents view certain sources as reliable or trustworthy, or how useful parents found the information provided to them by the sources and why. This paper provides a qualitative analysis of interviews conducted with 12 Australian parents of preschool-age children with ASD. Participants discussed the factors related to their perceptions of the reliability and trustworthiness of sources used, as well as the usefulness of the information provided. Parent ratings of the reliability of sources were influenced by factors including the firsthand experience of other parents, the parent's relationship with the source, and their beliefs about the sources' intentions. A number of parents reported that sources provided either information of limited use or an overwhelming amount of information. Considerable variation was reported in the usefulness of information provided to parents. Recommendations regarding research and practice are offered. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01