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Titre :	Daily life skills: priorities, promoters and barriers from the perspective of young autistic adults, their parents and professionals living in Malta
Type de document :	Texte imprimé et/ou numérique
Auteurs :	Yanika ATTARD, Auteur
Article en page(s) :	p.5-26
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	In this paper, the author explores the views of parents, professionals and young autistic adult males aged 16 to 30 years on which daily life skills (DLS) they considered important and what they felt were the promoters and barriers to developing these. This is an important topic as literature shows that the skills of verbal and able autistic young people are often below the level one would expect given their cognitive skills. In addition, many would argue that success is often aided when there is a consensus amongst key stakeholders. The findings showed that opinions varied within and between stakeholders and the young people were often more robust and keen to learn DLS than their parents or professionals realised. Teaching these skills is often left until adolescence as parents are busy and often do these tasks themselves. Negative experiences or low self-esteem can lead to anxiety and a fear of failure which was recognised as a barrier. In addition, the family's culture, beliefs and attitudes can be an important determinant on how independent a young person becomes. The author makes suggestions on how the development of DLS in able autistic children and adults can be more effective. The Editor welcomes other papers on this topic.
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[article] Daily life skills: priorities, promoters and barriers from the perspective of young autistic adults, their parents and professionals living in Malta [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Yanika ATTARD, Auteur . - p.5-26.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Good Autism Practice - GAP > 24-1 (May 2023) . - p.5-26

Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	In this paper, the author explores the views of parents, professionals and young autistic adult males aged 16 to 30 years on which daily life skills (DLS) they considered important and what they felt were the promoters and barriers to developing these. This is an important topic as literature shows that the skills of verbal and able autistic young people are often below the level one would expect given their cognitive skills. In addition, many would argue that success is often aided when there is a consensus amongst key stakeholders. The findings showed that opinions varied within and between stakeholders and the young people were often more robust and keen to learn DLS than their parents or professionals realised. Teaching these skills is often left until adolescence as parents are busy and often do these tasks themselves. Negative experiences or low self-esteem can lead to anxiety and a fear of failure which was recognised as a barrier. In addition, the family's culture, beliefs and attitudes can be an important determinant on how independent a young person becomes. The author makes suggestions on how the development of DLS in able autistic children and adults can be more effective. The Editor welcomes other papers on this topic.
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