Autism Voices: A novel method to access first-person perspective of autistic youth.

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The perspective of autistic individuals is often left uncaptured, and as a result they are often excluded from making decisions that impact them. Conventional communication can be challenging for many autistic individuals, especially those who are minimally verbal or who have an associated intellectual disability. Currently, a lack of appropriate methods to capture voices across the spectrum is a barrier. In the present study, we developed the Autism Voices protocol using universal design principles to capture the perspectives and experiences of autistic youth with a range of language or intellectual abilities. This protocol was then used with 33 autistic youth aged 11 to 18 years. A scoring rubric was developed to capture the unconventional communication used b

SUBMITTER: Courchesne V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9340132 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature