From my perspective: Perceived participation in mainstream schools in students with autism spectrum conditions

Objectives: To examine perceived participation in students with ASC and their classmates in mainstream schools and to investigate correlations between activities the students wanted to do and actually participated in. Methods: Twenty-two students with ASC and their 382 classmates responded to a 46-i...

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Main Authors: Falkmer, Marita, Granlund, M., Nilholm, C., Falkmer, Torbjorn
Format: Journal Article
Published: Informa Healthcare 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24311
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author Falkmer, Marita
Granlund, M.
Nilholm, C.
Falkmer, Torbjorn
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Nilholm, C.
Falkmer, Torbjorn
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description Objectives: To examine perceived participation in students with ASC and their classmates in mainstream schools and to investigate correlations between activities the students wanted to do and actually participated in. Methods: Twenty-two students with ASC and their 382 classmates responded to a 46-item questionnaire regarding perceived participation in mainstream schools. Results: On 57% of the items, students with ASC perceived lower participation than their classmates. These results emphasize the importance of knowledge about students’ perceived participation. However, positive correlations between what the students wanted to do and actually did indicate that students with ASC may be participating to the extent that they wanted. Conclusion: Students with ASC perceived lower overall participation in mainstream school than their classmates. The correlations between “I want to” and “I do” statements in students with ASC indicated that aspects of autonomy are important to incorporate when studying, and interpreting, self-rated participation in mainstream schools.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-243112017-09-13T15:56:35Z From my perspective: Perceived participation in mainstream schools in students with autism spectrum conditions Falkmer, Marita Granlund, M. Nilholm, C. Falkmer, Torbjorn Objectives: To examine perceived participation in students with ASC and their classmates in mainstream schools and to investigate correlations between activities the students wanted to do and actually participated in. Methods: Twenty-two students with ASC and their 382 classmates responded to a 46-item questionnaire regarding perceived participation in mainstream schools. Results: On 57% of the items, students with ASC perceived lower participation than their classmates. These results emphasize the importance of knowledge about students’ perceived participation. However, positive correlations between what the students wanted to do and actually did indicate that students with ASC may be participating to the extent that they wanted. Conclusion: Students with ASC perceived lower overall participation in mainstream school than their classmates. The correlations between “I want to” and “I do” statements in students with ASC indicated that aspects of autonomy are important to incorporate when studying, and interpreting, self-rated participation in mainstream schools. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24311 10.3109/17518423.2012.671382 Informa Healthcare restricted
spellingShingle Falkmer, Marita
Granlund, M.
Nilholm, C.
Falkmer, Torbjorn
From my perspective: Perceived participation in mainstream schools in students with autism spectrum conditions
title From my perspective: Perceived participation in mainstream schools in students with autism spectrum conditions
title_full From my perspective: Perceived participation in mainstream schools in students with autism spectrum conditions
title_fullStr From my perspective: Perceived participation in mainstream schools in students with autism spectrum conditions
title_full_unstemmed From my perspective: Perceived participation in mainstream schools in students with autism spectrum conditions
title_short From my perspective: Perceived participation in mainstream schools in students with autism spectrum conditions
title_sort from my perspective: perceived participation in mainstream schools in students with autism spectrum conditions
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24311