Exploring the Experience of Autism through Firsthand Accounts

Two firsthand accounts from verbal high-functioning individuals with autism (a 27-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy and his parents) are presented. Five salient themes are identified: sensory processing, memory, stereotypical behaviors, social interaction, and empathy. Multichanneled sensory proces...

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Published inJournal of autism and developmental disorders Vol. 21; no. 3; p. 303
Main Authors Cesaroni, Laura, Garber, Malcolm
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.1991
Subjects
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Adults
Arousal
Attention
Attitudes
Autism
Autistic Disorder - diagnosis
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Behavior Patterns
Case Studies
Empathy
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Interpersonal Relationship
Male
Memory
Mental Recall
Perceptual Disorders - diagnosis
Perceptual Disorders - psychology
Recall (Psychology)
Self Concept
Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Sensory Integration
Sensory Processing
Sick Role
Social Adjustment
Stereotyped Behavior
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Summary:Two firsthand accounts from verbal high-functioning individuals with autism (a 27-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy and his parents) are presented. Five salient themes are identified: sensory processing, memory, stereotypical behaviors, social interaction, and empathy. Multichanneled sensory processing appeared in both subjects as did a detailed memory of past events. (Author/DB)
ISSN:0162-3257
DOI:10.1007/BF02207327