How children with autism spectrum disorder perceive themselves: A narrative research.
Mami Yamamoto
PMID 33759368WHAT IT FOUND
Nine boys with autism or suspected autism described wanting to share feelings, feeling sad when others did not understand them, and some built friendships through shared words, games, maps or interests.
Key findings
01The boys wanted to share happy events and feelings but often felt sad or frustrated when they could not make others understand them.
02Some boys talked with friends who shared their communication arrangements, such as game moves, maps, or special words.
03The boys used strategies to get past troublesome matters, including listening, avoiding crowded places, calming themselves, and reflecting by talking to others.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
Nine boys, all male, were studied, so the categories may not apply to girls, adults, or children with different communication abilities. The study did not test the dialog or any outcome; it reports how children described themselves, not whether a treatment worked. The author was also the interviewer and analyst, and interpretation depended on family members and the author's understanding of unique words. Some participants were not formally diagnosed but had communication difficulties, so the group is not a clear ASD sample. The children's difficulty talking about events limited the study's ability to create a process theory.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the proposed dialog as an intervention that has been shown to improve self-understanding. The study only described nine boys' narratives and did not test outcomes.