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Auteur Katherine E. MCDONALD |
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Barriers to healthcare: Instrument development and comparison between autistic adults and adults with and without other disabilities / Dora M. RAYMAKER in Autism, 21-8 (November 2017)
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Titre : Barriers to healthcare: Instrument development and comparison between autistic adults and adults with and without other disabilities Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Dora M. RAYMAKER, Auteur ; Katherine E. MCDONALD, Auteur ; Elesia ASHKENAZY, Auteur ; Martha GERRITY, Auteur ; Amelia M. BAGGS, Auteur ; Clarissa KRIPKE, Auteur ; Sarah HOURSTON, Auteur ; Christina NICOLAIDIS, Auteur Année de publication : 2017 Article en page(s) : p.972-984 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Our objective was to use a community-based participatory research approach to identify and compare barriers to healthcare experienced by autistic adults and adults with and without other disabilities. To do so, we developed a Long- and Short-Form instrument to assess barriers in clinical and research settings. Using the Barriers to Healthcare Checklist?Long Form, we surveyed 437 participants (209 autistic, 55 non-autistic with disabilities, and 173 non-autistic without disabilities). Autistic participants selected different and greater barriers to healthcare, particularly in areas related to emotional regulation, patient-provider communication, sensory sensitivity, and healthcare navigation. Top barriers were fear or anxiety (35% (n=74)), not being able to process information fast enough to participate in real-time discussions about healthcare (32% (n=67)), concern about cost (30% (n=62)), facilities causing sensory issues 30% ((n=62)), and difficulty communicating with providers (29% (n=61)). The Long Form instrument exhibited good content and construct validity. The items combined to create the Short Form had predominantly high levels of correlation (range 0.2?0.8, p?0.001) and showed responsiveness to change. We recommend healthcare providers, clinics, and others working in healthcare settings to be aware of these barriers, and urge more intervention research to explore means for removing them. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361316661261 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=320
in Autism > 21-8 (November 2017) . - p.972-984[article] Barriers to healthcare: Instrument development and comparison between autistic adults and adults with and without other disabilities [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Dora M. RAYMAKER, Auteur ; Katherine E. MCDONALD, Auteur ; Elesia ASHKENAZY, Auteur ; Martha GERRITY, Auteur ; Amelia M. BAGGS, Auteur ; Clarissa KRIPKE, Auteur ; Sarah HOURSTON, Auteur ; Christina NICOLAIDIS, Auteur . - 2017 . - p.972-984.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Autism > 21-8 (November 2017) . - p.972-984
Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Our objective was to use a community-based participatory research approach to identify and compare barriers to healthcare experienced by autistic adults and adults with and without other disabilities. To do so, we developed a Long- and Short-Form instrument to assess barriers in clinical and research settings. Using the Barriers to Healthcare Checklist?Long Form, we surveyed 437 participants (209 autistic, 55 non-autistic with disabilities, and 173 non-autistic without disabilities). Autistic participants selected different and greater barriers to healthcare, particularly in areas related to emotional regulation, patient-provider communication, sensory sensitivity, and healthcare navigation. Top barriers were fear or anxiety (35% (n=74)), not being able to process information fast enough to participate in real-time discussions about healthcare (32% (n=67)), concern about cost (30% (n=62)), facilities causing sensory issues 30% ((n=62)), and difficulty communicating with providers (29% (n=61)). The Long Form instrument exhibited good content and construct validity. The items combined to create the Short Form had predominantly high levels of correlation (range 0.2?0.8, p?0.001) and showed responsiveness to change. We recommend healthcare providers, clinics, and others working in healthcare settings to be aware of these barriers, and urge more intervention research to explore means for removing them. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361316661261 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=320 œ[I] don’t wanna just be like a cog in the machine : Narratives of autism and skilled employment / Dora M. RAYMAKER in Autism, 27-1 (January 2023)
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Titre : œ[I] don’t wanna just be like a cog in the machine : Narratives of autism and skilled employment Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Dora M. RAYMAKER, Auteur ; Mirah SHARER, Auteur ; Joelle MASLAK, Auteur ; Laurie E. POWERS, Auteur ; Katherine E. MCDONALD, Auteur ; Steven K. KAPP, Auteur ; Ian MOURA, Auteur ; Anna WALLINGTON, Auteur ; Christina NICOLAIDIS, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.65-75 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : adults autism community based participatory research employment employment services qualitative research vocational/labor force participation Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autistic people experience disparities in employment which may be exacerbated for individuals in skilled employment. Little is known about the experiences of autistic people in skilled employment or how they define success. We used a community-based participatory research approach to conduct a thematic analysis with an inductive approach at a semantic level through a critical realist paradigm. We interviewed 45 autistic people with skilled training, 11 supervisors, and 8 key informants. We purposively sampled to maximize variation. We addressed trustworthiness through multiple coders and peer debriefing. Common themes included high stakes of disclosure, unconventional pathways to careers, disconnects with service and support systems, mental health challenges from trauma/burnout, autistic advantages in the workplace, and complex dimensions of discrimination. Participants defined success as opportunities for growth, work/life balance, financial independence, sense of community, and feeling valued, accepted, and like their work had meaning. Strategies to facilitate success suggested a multi-faceted and wholistic approach including attention to the role of supervisors. Our findings suggest a highly customizable, systems-focused, multifaceted approach to autism employment intervention could be useful in improving skilled employment outcomes. We recommend further work particularly in the areas of disclosure and destigmatizing disability in the workplace. Lay abstract Autistic people are less likely to be employed than the general population. Autistic people with skilled training (e.g. training for jobs in acting, plumbing, science, or social work) might be even less likely to get a good job in their field. Little is known about the experiences of autistic people in skilled employment or what employment success means to them. We interviewed 45 autistic people with skilled training in a wide range of fields, 11 job supervisors, and 8 topic experts. We asked them about their experiences, what they felt helped them to be successful at work, and what employment success means to them. Participants talked about the high stakes of disclosure, taking unconventional pathways to careers, disconnects with service and support systems, mental health challenges from trauma and burnout, the autistic advantages in the workplace, and complex dimensions of discrimination. Participants said success meant opportunities for growth, good work/life balance, financial independence, sense of community, and feeling valued, accepted, and like their work had meaning. Things that helped them be successful included flexible, accepting workplaces, supportive and respectful supervisors, and direct communication. What we learned suggests that an individualized, wholistic approach to autism employment intervention that considers both employers and employees and employee mental health could be useful. We also recommend more research into disclosure and destigmatizing disability at work. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613221080813 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=491
in Autism > 27-1 (January 2023) . - p.65-75[article] œ[I] don’t wanna just be like a cog in the machine : Narratives of autism and skilled employment [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Dora M. RAYMAKER, Auteur ; Mirah SHARER, Auteur ; Joelle MASLAK, Auteur ; Laurie E. POWERS, Auteur ; Katherine E. MCDONALD, Auteur ; Steven K. KAPP, Auteur ; Ian MOURA, Auteur ; Anna WALLINGTON, Auteur ; Christina NICOLAIDIS, Auteur . - p.65-75.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Autism > 27-1 (January 2023) . - p.65-75
Mots-clés : adults autism community based participatory research employment employment services qualitative research vocational/labor force participation Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autistic people experience disparities in employment which may be exacerbated for individuals in skilled employment. Little is known about the experiences of autistic people in skilled employment or how they define success. We used a community-based participatory research approach to conduct a thematic analysis with an inductive approach at a semantic level through a critical realist paradigm. We interviewed 45 autistic people with skilled training, 11 supervisors, and 8 key informants. We purposively sampled to maximize variation. We addressed trustworthiness through multiple coders and peer debriefing. Common themes included high stakes of disclosure, unconventional pathways to careers, disconnects with service and support systems, mental health challenges from trauma/burnout, autistic advantages in the workplace, and complex dimensions of discrimination. Participants defined success as opportunities for growth, work/life balance, financial independence, sense of community, and feeling valued, accepted, and like their work had meaning. Strategies to facilitate success suggested a multi-faceted and wholistic approach including attention to the role of supervisors. Our findings suggest a highly customizable, systems-focused, multifaceted approach to autism employment intervention could be useful in improving skilled employment outcomes. We recommend further work particularly in the areas of disclosure and destigmatizing disability in the workplace. Lay abstract Autistic people are less likely to be employed than the general population. Autistic people with skilled training (e.g. training for jobs in acting, plumbing, science, or social work) might be even less likely to get a good job in their field. Little is known about the experiences of autistic people in skilled employment or what employment success means to them. We interviewed 45 autistic people with skilled training in a wide range of fields, 11 job supervisors, and 8 topic experts. We asked them about their experiences, what they felt helped them to be successful at work, and what employment success means to them. Participants talked about the high stakes of disclosure, taking unconventional pathways to careers, disconnects with service and support systems, mental health challenges from trauma and burnout, the autistic advantages in the workplace, and complex dimensions of discrimination. Participants said success meant opportunities for growth, good work/life balance, financial independence, sense of community, and feeling valued, accepted, and like their work had meaning. Things that helped them be successful included flexible, accepting workplaces, supportive and respectful supervisors, and direct communication. What we learned suggests that an individualized, wholistic approach to autism employment intervention that considers both employers and employees and employee mental health could be useful. We also recommend more research into disclosure and destigmatizing disability at work. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613221080813 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=491 “Respect the way I need to communicate with you”: Healthcare experiences of adults on the autism spectrum / Christina NICOLAIDIS in Autism, 19-7 (October 2015)
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Titre : “Respect the way I need to communicate with you”: Healthcare experiences of adults on the autism spectrum Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Christina NICOLAIDIS, Auteur ; Dora M. RAYMAKER, Auteur ; Elesia ASHKENAZY, Auteur ; Katherine E. MCDONALD, Auteur ; Sebastian DERN, Auteur ; Amelia E. V. BAGGS, Auteur ; Steven K. KAPP, Auteur ; Michael WEINER, Auteur ; W. Cody BOISCLAIR, Auteur Année de publication : 2015 Article en page(s) : p.824-831 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : adults autism spectrum disorders community-based participatory research health services qualitative research Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Our objective was to obtain an in-depth understanding of autistic adults’ experiences with healthcare and their recommendations for improving care. Our academic–community partnership used a community-based participatory research approach to conduct semi-structured, open-ended interviews with 39 autistic adults and 16 people who had experience supporting autistic adults in healthcare settings. Participants identified patient-level, autism-related factors that impact healthcare interactions, including verbal communication skills, sensory sensitivities, challenges with body awareness, slow processing speed, atypical non-verbal communication, and challenges with organization. However, the success of healthcare interactions largely depended on the interplay between patient- and provider-level factors, as well as the larger context in which patients were receiving care. Provider-level factors included providers’ knowledge about autism in adults, incorrect assumptions about individual patients, willingness to allow written communication, use of accessible language, openness to providing other accommodations, and skill in appropriately incorporating supporters. System-level factors included the availability of supporters, complexity of the healthcare system, accessibility of healthcare facilities, and stigma about autism. Further efforts are needed to empower patients, adequately train providers, increase the accessibility of the healthcare system, and decrease discrimination. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361315576221 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=269
in Autism > 19-7 (October 2015) . - p.824-831[article] “Respect the way I need to communicate with you”: Healthcare experiences of adults on the autism spectrum [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Christina NICOLAIDIS, Auteur ; Dora M. RAYMAKER, Auteur ; Elesia ASHKENAZY, Auteur ; Katherine E. MCDONALD, Auteur ; Sebastian DERN, Auteur ; Amelia E. V. BAGGS, Auteur ; Steven K. KAPP, Auteur ; Michael WEINER, Auteur ; W. Cody BOISCLAIR, Auteur . - 2015 . - p.824-831.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Autism > 19-7 (October 2015) . - p.824-831
Mots-clés : adults autism spectrum disorders community-based participatory research health services qualitative research Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Our objective was to obtain an in-depth understanding of autistic adults’ experiences with healthcare and their recommendations for improving care. Our academic–community partnership used a community-based participatory research approach to conduct semi-structured, open-ended interviews with 39 autistic adults and 16 people who had experience supporting autistic adults in healthcare settings. Participants identified patient-level, autism-related factors that impact healthcare interactions, including verbal communication skills, sensory sensitivities, challenges with body awareness, slow processing speed, atypical non-verbal communication, and challenges with organization. However, the success of healthcare interactions largely depended on the interplay between patient- and provider-level factors, as well as the larger context in which patients were receiving care. Provider-level factors included providers’ knowledge about autism in adults, incorrect assumptions about individual patients, willingness to allow written communication, use of accessible language, openness to providing other accommodations, and skill in appropriately incorporating supporters. System-level factors included the availability of supporters, complexity of the healthcare system, accessibility of healthcare facilities, and stigma about autism. Further efforts are needed to empower patients, adequately train providers, increase the accessibility of the healthcare system, and decrease discrimination. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361315576221 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=269