'It depends entirely on the nature of those supports': Community perceptions of the appropriateness of early support services for autistic children.

Autor:	Sulek R; Griffith University, Australia.; The Kids Research Institute Australia, Australia., Edwards C; Griffith University, Australia.; Autism Spectrum Australia, Australia., Monk R; Autism New Zealand, New Zealand.; University of Auckland, New Zealand., Patrick L; Autism New Zealand, New Zealand., Pillar S; The Kids Research Institute Australia, Australia., Whitehouse AJ; The Kids Research Institute Australia, Australia., Waddington H; Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Autism : the international journal of research and practice [Autism] 2024 Dec 04, pp. 13623613241302372. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 04.
DOI:	10.1177/13623613241302372
Abstrakt:	Lay Abstract: We do not know much about what support services people think are okay for young autistic children. This study was a survey of 253 people. We asked autistic adults, parents, and professionals from Australia and New Zealand whether they thought it was okay to provide support services to autistic children. About half the people who shared their thoughts said it was okay to provide support services to autistic children and the other half said it depended on what the support service was like. They had three main ideas about whether support services were okay or not. The first one is that we should remember that these autistic children are children first, so we need to keep their childhood experiences in mind and let them have a say in decisions. The second is that we should not try to 'fix' the child, but instead, use supports that respect and understand the unique ways the child thinks. The final idea is that early, personalised help is good for autistic children and can make a positive difference in their lives. This study suggests that we should focus on what each child needs, think about how children can join in, and provide help in ways that respect autistic children. Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: H.W. is the Clinic Lead of the Victoria University of Wellington Autism Clinic and A.J.O.W. is the Director of CliniKids, both of which provide support to young autistic children.
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