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Perceptions of stigma: the parents of autistic children
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This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study of courtesy stigma among 32 parents of autistic children. The results indicate that autism has uniquely stigmatising aspects because of the extremely disruptive nature of autistic symptoms, the normal physical appearance of autistic children, and the lack of public knowledge and understanding regarding the nature of autism. Most parents perceived themselves to be stigmatised by their child's disorder. There was a strong tendency for mothers to feel more stigmatised than fathers. Parents with more severely disabled children and children who were under the age of twelve were also somewhat more likely to perceive themselves to be stigmatised.
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- Authors
- Gray, D. E.
- Venue
- Sociology of Health & Illness
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1993-01
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 102-120
- ISSN
- 0141-9889 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-9566
- OpenAlex
- W2074924418
- Cited by
- 348
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 0.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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