Understanding and Awareness of Autism among Somali Parents Living in the United Kingdom

Autor/inn/en	Hussein, Amal M.; Pellicano, Elizabeth; Crane, Laura
Titel	Understanding and Awareness of Autism among Somali Parents Living in the United Kingdom
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 23 (2019) 6, S.1408-1418 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pellicano, Elizabeth) ORCID (Crane, Laura)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361318813996
Schlagwörter	Parent Attitudes; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Foreign Countries; Migrants; Child Development; Children; Labeling (of Persons); Inclusion; Cultural Influences; Community Attitudes; Religious Factors; Vignettes; Western Civilization; Barriers; Knowledge Level; Somalia; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (London) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternverhalten; Autismus; Ausland; Migrantin; Kindesentwicklung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Labeling-Ansatz; Inklusion; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Wissensbasis
Abstract	Using vignettes and interviews, this study examined understanding and awareness of autism, and (a)typical development more broadly, among 32 Somali parents living in the United Kingdom. Results demonstrated that parents of both autistic (n = 16) and non-autistic (n = 16) children were just as likely to identify vignettes of typically developing children, yet parents of autistic children appeared more astute to signs of atypical development. Across the whole sample, parents commonly identified and labelled vignettes of autistic children, but experienced more difficulty labelling vignettes that described children with other forms of atypical development, sometimes mislabeling these children as autistic. This suggests that there is a need for greater support in recognising and identifying different types of atypical development in the Somali community (to mitigate the risk that the term 'autism' may take on its own meaning within the Somali community, becoming a euphemism for a range of developmental conditions). Analysis of interview data identified key sociocultural factors that either helped or hindered the inclusion of families with autistic children within the community, including the Somali community's: (1) perceptions of disability, (2) beliefs about the causes of autism in the Western world and (3) strong reliance on religious beliefs in understanding and accepting an autism diagnosis. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01