Autistic Adults as Educators Exploring Parent Perceptions of Autistic Presenters
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Keywords
autism, autistic adults , lived experience, parent education, autistic child, family
Abstract
Autistic voices have historically been excluded from the autistic narrative. The purpose of this qualitative study was to consider how autistic adults are viewed by parents of autistic children and how these parents make use of the information provided by autistic adults. Results of this study indicate that parents of autistic children hold a positive view towards autistic adults and value information shared by autistic adult presenters.
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McAuliffe, C., Upshur, R., Sellen, D. W., Di Ruggiero, E. (2019). The lived experience of global public health practice: A phenomenological account of women graduate students. Health and human rights, 21(1), 115.
Miles, M. B., Huberman, A.M., Saldaña, J. (2014). Qualitative data analysis: A methods sourcebook. 3rd ed. Sage.
Mouchet, A., Morgan, K., Thomas, G. (2019). Psychophenomenology and the explicitation interview for accessing subjective lived experience in sport coaching. Sport, Education and Society, 24(9), 967-980. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2018.1495189
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Shepherd, D., Goedeke, S., Landon, J., Meads, J. (2020). The types and functions of social supports used by parents caring for a child with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders,1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04359-5
Teti, M., Cheak-Zamora, N., Lolli, B., Maurer-Batjer, A. (2016). Reframing autism: Young adults with autism share their strengths through photo-stories. Journal of pediatric nursing, 31(6), 619-629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2016.07.002
van Zelst, C. (2020). Integrating lived experience perspectives into clinical practice. A Clinical Introduction to Psychosis: Elsevier, 687-703. https://doi.org/j2nd
Wolff, S. “Because He Is Different”: Shifts in Discourse and the Increasing Presence of Autism in Fictional Television [Master’s Thesis, The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee]. (2018).
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