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. |
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| Authors: | King, Mary C., Williams, Emma I., Gleeson, Kate |
| Source: | Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability. Jun2019, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p232-243. 12p. 4 Color Photographs. |
| Subjects: | Autism, Interviewing, Phenomenology, Men's health, Sensory perception, Photography, Self-perception, Patients' attitudes, Adolescence |
| 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 13668250 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/13668250.2017.1326586 |
