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Gillespie-Lynch, Kristen; Daou, Nidal; Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria-Jose; Kapp, Steven K.; Obeid, Rita; Brooks, Patricia J.; Someki, Fumio; Silton, Nava; Abi-Habib, Rudy – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Although stigma negatively impacts autistic people globally, the degree of stigma varies across cultures. Prior research suggests that stigma may be higher in cultures with more collectivistic orientations. This study aimed to identify cultural values and other individual differences that contribute to cross-cultural differences in autism stigma…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Cultural Differences, Social Bias
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Williams, Justin H. G.; Cameron, Isobel M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Impaired motor cognition may underpin empathy problems in autism. The actions and feelings questionnaire (AFQ), designed to examine individual differences in motor cognition, was completed fully by 1391 adults, of whom 326 reported a diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition (ASC). A confirmatory factor analysis supported a 3 factor model. The AFQ…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults
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Hickey, Aoife; Crabtree, Jason; Stott, Joshua – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
Research on the experience of growing older with autism is very limited. In this study, 13 people with autism aged over 50 years participated in semi-structured interviews about their experiences of diagnosis, social support and getting older. Interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. Three overarching themes were generated: difference,…
Descriptors: Autism, Older Adults, Semi Structured Interviews, Social Support Groups