Autism in Australia : Community knowledge and autistic people’s experiences
Journal article
Jones, Sandra C., Akram, Muhammad, Gordon, Chloe S., Murphy, Nicole and Sharkie, Fiona. (2021). Autism in Australia : Community knowledge and autistic people’s experiences. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04819-3
Authors | Jones, Sandra C., Akram, Muhammad, Gordon, Chloe S., Murphy, Nicole and Sharkie, Fiona |
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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. |
Keywords | autism; community perceptions; attitudes; understanding; knowledge |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
Publisher | Springer New York LLC |
ISSN | 0162-3257 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04819-3 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85098642819 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-13 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | In press |
Publication dates | |
Online | 03 Jan 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 25 Nov 2021 |
Deposited | 13 Aug 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8w95v/autism-in-australia-community-knowledge-and-autistic-people-s-experiences
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