Adults' versus Children's Perceptions of a Child with Autism or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Harnum, Marsha; Duffy, Jim; Ferguson, Duncan A.
Titel	Adults' versus Children's Perceptions of a Child with Autism or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37 (2007) 7, S.1337-1343 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-006-0273-0
Schlagwörter	Hyperactivity; Autism; Attention Deficit Disorders; Beliefs; Children; Adults; Public Opinion; Stereotypes; Comparative Analysis; Social Attitudes; Attitude Measures; Individual Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hyperaktivität; Autismus; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Belief; Glaube; Child; Kind; Kinder; Öffentliche Meinung; Klischee; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	The present study examined public perceptions toward children with autism or with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A convenience sample was used consisting of 30 children (7-12-year-olds) and 30 adults. Participants read a stereotyped scenario featuring either a child with autism, a child with ADHD, or a normal child. Child participants were significantly more likely than adults to (a) express dislike/avoidance toward a child described with either stereotypic autistic or ADHD behaviors, and (b) perceive the child with ADHD as unlike themselves. However, child participants and adults were equally likely to see the autistic child as unlike themselves. Reasons for the different perceptions of children and adults may include differences in perceived threat and in categorization. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10