Autism in Australia: Community Knowledge and Autistic People's Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Jones, Sandra C.; Akram, Muhammad; Gordon, Chloe S.; Murphy, Nicole; Sharkie, Fiona
Titel	Autism in Australia: Community Knowledge and Autistic People's Experiences
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51 (2021) 10, S.3677-3689 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jones, Sandra C.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-020-04819-3
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Knowledge Level; Misconceptions; Community Attitudes; Parents; Caregivers; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Wissensbasis; Missverständnis; Eltern; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	This paper presents two studies that explored community attitudes to autism in Australia; and autistic people and their families' perspectives of community attitudes. In Study One 2424 (primarily non-autistic) people completed a survey on autism-related knowledge and attitudes; identifying a number of misperceptions and knowledge gaps in the general community. In Study Two 1353 people (primarily parents and carers of autistic people) completed a survey on autism-related experiences; identifying that the community's awareness of autism does not appear to extend to understanding how to support autistic people. There is a need for more research which integrates the perspectives of both autistic people and the broader community; and the development of communication and education interventions, "with" rather than "about" autistic people. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01