First-hand Accounts of Emotional Experiences in Autism

A qualitative analysis

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12312901
AutoresRobert S P Jones (0000-0002-9327-2130, Bangor University, autor de correspondencia), Andrew Zahl, Jaci C Huws (0000-0002-2339-9689)
Año2001
Volumen16
Número3
Páginas393-401
Fecha de publicación2001-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDisability & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0968-7599 • E-ISSN: 1360-0508
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09687590120045950
OpenAlexW2041350868
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas40
Referencias citadas13

Internet-based first-hand accounts of five people who describe themselves as 'high functioning autistic' were analysed using a thematic analytic approach. Four central themes were identified. These were a sense of alienation, a sense of frustration, depression as a central emotion, and a pervasive sense of fear or apprehension. The findings not only imply that emotional issues are important and relevant to people with autism, but there is an implication that the predominant experienced emotions are unpleasant ones. This is in contrast to much of the literature on autism that points to the absence or lack of emotion compared to non-autistic controls. Issues of generalisability to a wider population of people with autism are discussed

Alienation · Apprehension · Autism · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Population · Qualitative research · Thematic analysis · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders · Psychology