Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Autism in Australia: Community Knowledge and Autistic People's Experiences |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Jones, Sandra C. (ORCID 0000-0002-0258-3348), Akram, Muhammad, Gordon, Chloe S., Murphy, Nicole, Sharkie, Fiona |
| Source: |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Oct 2021 51(10):3677-3689. |
| Availability: |
Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
13 |
| Publication Date: |
2021 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles
Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Knowledge Level, Misconceptions, Community Attitudes, Parents, Caregivers, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: |
Australia |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s10803-020-04819-3 |
| ISSN: |
0162-3257 |
| 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. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2021 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1310534 |
| Database: |
ERIC |
