Which terms should be used to describe autism? Perspectives from the UK autism community

Autism

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 442-462

  Kenny, Lorcan ^a   Hattersley, Caroline ^b,c   Molins, Bonnie ^b   Buckley, Carole ^d   Povey, Carol ^b   Pellicano, Elizabeth ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^c Providence Row   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

autism; disability; neurodiversity; quality of life; terminology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONSENSUS; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FRIEND; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84965079968     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361315588200     Document Type: Article

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