Shifting stigma about autistic young people
2021; Elsevier BV; Volume: 5; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s2352-4642(21)00309-6
ISSN2352-4650
AutoresJacquiline den Houting, Monique Botha, Eilidh Cage, Desiree R. Jones, So Yoon Kim,
Tópico(s)Mental Health Treatment and Access
ResumoWho do you think of when autism is mentioned? Maybe a familiar trope comes to mind: an eccentric white man, perhaps in the vein of The Big Bang Theory's socially naive genius, Dr Sheldon Cooper, or savant Raymond Babbitt of Rain Man fame. As endearing as they may be, characters like these reflect outdated and stereotypical understandings of autism that can have harmful consequences for autistic young people. For many autistic people, these stereotypes and the stigma that they reinforce might be a greater barrier to wellbeing than the characteristics of autism itself, with particular implications for children and adolescents. 1 Botha M Frost D Extending the minority stress model to understand mental health problems experienced by the autistic population. Society and Mental Health. 2018; 10: 20-34 Crossref Scopus (51) Google Scholar
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