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Using Photographs to Explore Self-Understanding in Adolescent Boys with an Autism Spectrum Condition

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Title: Using Photographs to Explore Self-Understanding in Adolescent Boys with an Autism Spectrum Condition
Language: English
Authors: King, Mary C., Williams, Emma I., Gleeson, Kate
Source: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability. 2019 44(2):232-243.
Availability: Taylor & Francis. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2019
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Photography, Adolescents, Males, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parent Child Relationship, Self Concept, Phenomenology, Asperger Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship, Special Needs Students, Special Schools, Individual Development
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2017.1326586
ISSN: 1366-8250
Abstract: Background: Research evidence suggests that self-understanding is likely to be limited in individuals with autism. Method: Photo-elicitation interview was used to explore self-understanding in five adolescent boys diagnosed with an autism spectrum condition. Results: An interpretative phenomenological analysis yielded three superordinate themes--self in action, self extended in time and self in relation to others. These themes captured how participants understood themselves in terms of their actions and abilities, in the context of their past and future and in relation to others. Implications: The findings suggested that self-understanding is informed by relationships with parents, self-other comparisons and by reflecting on past and future selves, as well as on activities engaged in. Photo-elicitation was effective in engaging participants with the research process.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 67
Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: EJ1205497
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Background: Research evidence suggests that self-understanding is likely to be limited in individuals with autism. Method: Photo-elicitation interview was used to explore self-understanding in five adolescent boys diagnosed with an autism spectrum condition. Results: An interpretative phenomenological analysis yielded three superordinate themes--self in action, self extended in time and self in relation to others. These themes captured how participants understood themselves in terms of their actions and abilities, in the context of their past and future and in relation to others. Implications: The findings suggested that self-understanding is informed by relationships with parents, self-other comparisons and by reflecting on past and future selves, as well as on activities engaged in. Photo-elicitation was effective in engaging participants with the research process.
ISSN:1366-8250
DOI:10.3109/13668250.2017.1326586