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ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2023

Conducting caregiver focus groups on autism in the context of an international research collaboration: Logistical and methodological lessons learned in South Africa.

Jessy Guler, Kearsley A Stewart, Petrus J de Vries, Noleen Seris, Nokuthula Shabalala, Lauren Franz

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  1. Experiences of caregivers of children with autism during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2024
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  2. The Unmasking of Autism in South Africa and Nigeria.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2024
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Jessy GulerUniversity of Kansas, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3210-3453
Kearsley A StewartDuke University, USA.
Petrus J de VriesUniversity of Cape Town, South Africa.
Noleen SerisUniversity of Cape Town, South Africa.
Nokuthula ShabalalaUniversity of Cape Town, South Africa.
Lauren FranzDuke University, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4434-7500

Funding

Pilot Study to Improve Access to Early Intervention for Autism in AfricaK01MH104370 · NIMH · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI FRANZ, LAUREN · 2015 to 2019
$901k
Tailoring treatment targets for early autism intervention in AfricaR21MH120696 · NIMH · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI FRANZ, LAUREN · 2019 to 2020
$362k
NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH104370NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH120696
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

lay abstractMost of the autism research to date has been conducted in high-income countries, with children and families typically from White, upper-middle-income backgrounds. However, we know there are significant inequalities that exist which influence how autistic individuals from diverse, underserved communities can access services they need. As many of these individuals have not been included in the majority of autism research to date, there is much we do not know about these individuals' life experiences, which are critically needed to better inform the development and implementation of care for families from historically underrepresented groups. In this article, we describe the research process we took to conduct focus group discussions with 22 caregivers of young autistic children living in Cape Town, South Africa. We specifically describe the lessons we learned in implementing these focus groups and provide recommendations aimed at how to best reduce logistical and methodological challenges moving forward to improve research conducted in similar low-resource contexts.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderCaregiversChildFocus GroupsHumansSouth Africaautism spectrum disorderscaregiversfocus group discussionslogistical challengesqualitative researchresearch ethicsresearch methods

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PMCPMC9947186

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