African American Parents' Perceptions of Diagnosis and Services for Children with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Pearson, Jamie N.; Meadan, Hedda
Titel	African American Parents' Perceptions of Diagnosis and Services for Children with Autism
Quelle	In: Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 53 (2018) 1, S.17-32 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2154-1647
Schlagwörter	Parent Attitudes; Barriers; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Grounded Theory; Developmental Disabilities; Partnerships in Education; Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; African Americans; Clinical Diagnosis; African American Children; Questionnaires + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternverhalten; Autismus; Qualitative Forschung; Entwicklungsstörung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Afroamerikaner; African Americans; Child; Children; Kind; Kinder; Fragebogen
Abstract	The identification of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during the first two years of life has become more promising; however, the probability of early ASD diagnoses does not always extend to African American children. This disparity has decreased the likelihood that African American children will benefit from early intervention services. This qualitative inquiry explored, via semi-structured interviews, the perceived factors that facilitate and impede early diagnoses and access to services among African American parents of young children with ASD. A constant comparative approach was employed and 15 themes related to diagnoses, services, and recommendations emerged (e.g., parent knowledge of ASD as a facilitator to diagnosis, "aggressive advocacy" as a barrier to accessing services, and parent education as a recommendation for addressing identified barriers). Parent advocacy and partnerships with professionals were overarching themes in this study. Implications for parent training related to knowledge of ASD, parent advocacy, and partnerships with professionals are discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://daddcec.org/Publications/ETADDJournal.aspx
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01