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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-08-2008 | Original Paper

Adult Attitudes Toward Behaviors of a Six-year-old Boy with Autism

Auteurs: Patrick Chambres, Catherine Auxiette, Carole Vansingle, Sandrine Gil

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 7/2008

Abstract

Parents report that their children with autism are often judged as undisciplined and rude (e.g., Peeters, Autism: From theoretical understanding to educational intervention, 1997). The phenomenon of a negative view of individuals with autism was studied here. Four behaviors (two problematic and two non-problematic) produced by a six-year-old child with autism were assessed on social, emotional, and cognitive dimensions by 88 adults in an “informed” or “uninformed” condition. The child was perceived more positively when identified as having autism. However, this effect was dependent on the type of behavior and the evaluative dimension used. The results indicate that the mere fact of being informed of a child’s disability triggers the use of a different standard of comparison than that employed to evaluate typical children (Mussweiler and Strack, J Pers Soc Psychol 78:1038–1052, 2000).

vorige artikel Development of the Evaluative Method for Evaluating and Determining Evidence-Based Practices in Autism

volgende artikel The Relationship between Form and Function Level Receptive Prosodic Abilities in Autism

In France, children with autism are very commonly perceived as low-functioning. According to the research literature (e.g., Fombonne 2003, 2005), this is the case for more than 70% of children with autism.

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Titel: Adult Attitudes Toward Behaviors of a Six-year-old Boy with Autism
Auteurs: Patrick Chambres
Catherine Auxiette
Carole Vansingle
Sandrine Gil
Publicatiedatum: 01-08-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 7/2008
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-007-0519-5

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