Community perspectives on the appropriateness and importance of support goals for young autistic children

Researchers do not know much about what autistic adults, parents and professionals think about support goals for young autistic children. People's views of support goals might also be influenced by their beliefs about early support more generally. This survey involved 87 autistic adults, 159 parents of autistic children and 80 clinical professionals living in New Zealand and Australia.

Citation:
Waddington H, Minnell H, Patrick L, van Der Meer L, Monk R, Woods L, Whitehouse AJ. Community perspectives on the appropriateness and importance of support goals for young autistic children. Autism. 2024;28(2):316-26

Keywords:
Autism; early support; goals; neurodiversity

Abstract:
Researchers do not know much about what autistic adults, parents and professionals think about support goals for young autistic children. People's views of support goals might also be influenced by their beliefs about early support more generally. This survey involved 87 autistic adults, 159 parents of autistic children and 80 clinical professionals living in New Zealand and Australia.