Brief Report: Autism Awareness: Views from a Campus Community
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This paper reports on a college community's views of the diagnostic characteristics and causes associated with autism spectrum disorders. An anonymous on-line survey of autism knowledge was distributed via campus server university-wide to all undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff. Of the 1,057 surveys completed, 76 % of respondents had more correct answers than neutral and incorrect ones. Respondents who reported that they or someone in their immediate family had autism had significantly more correct responses than other respondents. Demographic variables of respondent sex, age, education, and role at the university independently accounted for significant, though modest, variance in autism knowledge. More accurate and widespread dissemination of information about autism may facilitate a smoother transition for college students who are on the spectrum.
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Misunderstandings and misconceptions about autism are common.
“misunderstandings and misconceptions are common nonetheless, such as believing that changing an autistic child’s diet can lessen symptoms, or that autism can be outgrown (Tipton and Blacher 2014).”
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- Authors
- Tipton, L. A., & Blacher, J.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Riverside (US)
- Corresponding author
- Tipton, Leigh Ann
- ORCID
- Tipton, Leigh Ann
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2013-07-24
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 477-483
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W2043722303
- Cited by
- 135
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- University of California, Riverside
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, autism knowledge, autism awareness, university community, university students
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Autistic Disorder, Awareness, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Students, Universities, Young Adult, Self Report
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