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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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03-01-2021 | Original Paper

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

Auteurs: Sandra C. Jones, Muhammad Akram, Chloe S. Gordon, Nicole Murphy, Fiona Sharkie

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 10/2021

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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.

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Titel: Autism in Australia: Community Knowledge and Autistic People’s Experiences
Auteurs: Sandra C. Jones
Muhammad Akram
Chloe S. Gordon
Nicole Murphy
Fiona Sharkie
Publicatiedatum: 03-01-2021
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 10/2021
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04819-3

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