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Presenting the self: negotiating a label of autism
1The Open University, Centre for Childhood Development and Learning, Briggs Building, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK. c.l.brownlow@open.ac.uk
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability
|February 4, 2010
Summary
This study explores autism therapy and employment. It suggests viewing autism as a difference, not a deficit, to help autistic individuals integrate into society.
Area of Science:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) research
- Social sciences and disability studies
- Clinical psychology and therapy
Background:
- Therapeutic interventions are crucial for individuals with autism.
- Understanding the autistic experience within therapeutic relationships is key.
- Existing frameworks often focus on deficits or deviance in autism.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the role of therapeutic interventions in the lives of autistic individuals.
- To analyze the construction of autistic individuals within the therapeutic relationship.
- To propose an alternative perspective of autism as a difference.
Main Methods:
- Discourse analysis of online asynchronous discussion lists.
- Data collected over a 3-month period from four distinct discussion platforms.
- Qualitative analysis of participant contributions.
Main Results:
- Identified key themes related to therapeutic interventions for autism.
- Highlighted issues concerning employment opportunities for adults with autism.
- Revealed participant discussions on societal integration and accommodation.
Conclusions:
- Challenges the notion that autistic individuals must adapt to a neurotypical world.
- Advocates for constructing autism as a difference, not a deficit or deviance.
- Explores the negotiation of social space for autistic individuals in a neurotypical society.
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