Can Cartoons Which Depict Autistic Characters Improve Attitudes towards Autistic Peers?

Autor/inn/en	Engel, Carla Simone; Sheppard, Elizabeth
Titel	Can Cartoons Which Depict Autistic Characters Improve Attitudes towards Autistic Peers?
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50 (2020) 3, S.1007-1017 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Engel, Carla Simone)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-019-04318-0
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Cartoons; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Attitude Change; Children; Knowledge Level + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Zeichentrickfilm; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Wissensbasis
Abstract	This study aimed to assess the efficacy of two cartoons which depict autistic characters in improving attitudes towards autistic peers in two separate studies. Forty-six children participated in study 1 (4-7 years), and 47 children participated in study 2 (8-11 years). Both the conative (behavioural) component of attitudes and knowledge about autism were measured before and after the cartoon interventions. Knowledge of autism increased after watching the cartoons in both studies but attitudes to autism only improved in study 1. Knowledge was shown to correlate with change in some but not all attitude measures. The findings suggest that cartoons can improve attitudes to autism, but this may depend on how information is presented. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01