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Lim, Valerie Hwee Taur; Chen, Yu-Wei Ryan; Tseng, Mei-Hui; Bundy, Anita; Cordier, Reinie – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Caregivers of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder commonly experience stigma. However, how stigma influences social interactions of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder is unclear. We aimed to explore the impact of caregiver stigma on real-life social experiences of Taiwanese adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. In the context of…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Caregiver Attitudes, Mothers, Rejection (Psychology)
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Peterson, Kathryn; Ibañez, Vivian – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2018
Food selectivity is the most commonly reported feeding problem in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD.) Schreck et al. (2004) surveyed 472 caregivers of children between 5 and 12 years of age. They found that 72% of those children diagnosed with ASD had feeding difficulties, significantly higher than same-age peers without ASD.…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Guidelines, Food
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Mouzourou, Chryso; Santos, Rosa Milagros; Gaffney, Janet S. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2011
We examined the lived experiences of a Cypriot family with a young child with autism. Semi-structured interviews with parents, siblings, and extended family members across three generations and observations of the family's daily activities were the primary data-generating methods. Critical events related to the disability diagnosis, the mother's…
Descriptors: Siblings, Autism, Family Relationship, Interviews