Does a Person's Autism Play a Role in Their Interactions with Police: The Perceptions of Autistic Adults and Parent/Carers

Autor/inn/en	Haas, Kaaren; Gibbs, Vicki
Titel	Does a Person's Autism Play a Role in Their Interactions with Police: The Perceptions of Autistic Adults and Parent/Carers
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51 (2021) 5, S.1628-1640 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gibbs, Vicki)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-020-04663-5
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Interaction; Police; Parent Attitudes; Caregiver Attitudes; Negative Attitudes; Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Interaktion; Elternverhalten; Negative Fixierung
Abstract	This study aimed to describe the impact that autistic characteristics (core features of autism and co-occurring conditions) have on interactions with police. Twelve autistic adults and 19 parent/carers were interviewed about interactions with police in the past 5 years. Using content analysis, it was found that in most (92.3%) interactions, autistic characteristics were described as having a role in the police interaction, either as a causal factor or more commonly by affecting the conduct of the interaction. In the latter case, the impact was associated with negative perceptions of the interaction. By sampling a more representative group across age, gender, functional abilities and context, this study provides insight into factors that underlie many autistic individual's reported dissatisfaction with police interactions. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01