A Qualitative Study of Autism Policy in Canada: Seeking Consensus on Children's Services

Autor/inn/en	Shepherd, Cody A.; Waddell, Charlotte
Titel	A Qualitative Study of Autism Policy in Canada: Seeking Consensus on Children's Services
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45 (2015) 11, S.3550-3564 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-015-2502-x
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Autism; Educational Policy; Interviews; Foreign Countries; Parent Attitudes; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Stress Variables; Parent Child Relationship; Health Services; Researchers; Special Needs Students; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Autismus; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Elternverhalten; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Researcher; Forscher; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Kanada
Abstract	Canadian autism policy has been unusually contentious, with parents resorting to litigation to secure services for their children in several provinces. To ascertain whether consensus was possible on improving services, we conducted an in-depth qualitative interview study with 39 parents, policymakers and researchers across the country. Parents vividly described the stresses of caring for their children, with considerable sympathy from researchers. Policymakers in turn struggled to balance the needs of all children. Yet participants agreed on the need for more comprehensive services across the spectrum and throughout the lifespan, and on the need to "do more for all" children. Our findings suggest that there is an emerging consensus on improving autism services in Canada--which should greatly benefit children. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01