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Farrell, Emma; Mahon, Áine – Ethics and Education, 2021
With a particular focus on the experience of young people in higher education, this paper turns to the philosophical work of Cora Diamond to open up new ways of conceptualising mental health. We claim that Diamond offers a compelling insight into that experience of human "difficulty" so often subsumed by a medicalised vocabulary. We…
Descriptors: College Students, Mental Health, Foreign Countries, Student Experience
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Fowler, Karen; O'Connor, Cliodhna – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Little previous research has elucidated the everyday experiences of autistic girls or their families. This study used qualitative in-depth interviews to explore mothers' experiences of the diagnosis, presentation and impact of caring for a daughter with autism. Nineteen women with autistic daughters (aged between 7 and 18) participated in the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mothers, Daughters