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ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2024

'It's a symbolic violence': Autistic people's experiences of discrimination at universities in Australia.

Diana Weiting Tan, Marion Rabuka, Tori Haar, Elizabeth Pellicano

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Article in Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Diana Weiting TanMacquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6394-8435
Marion RabukaMacquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9500-2575
Tori HaarMacquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, Australia.
Elizabeth PellicanoMacquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7246-8003
Macquarie University · AUThe University of Western Australia · AUUniversity College London · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

lay abstractAutistic students experience many challenges at university. One significant barrier identified in past research was autistic students' experiences of discrimination (i.e. being treat differently) and stigma (being judged differently). Our research team included both autistic and non-autistic researchers who designed a project to help explore autistic students' experiences of stigma and discrimination at Australian universities. We interviewed 21 autistic students who went to a university - some had completed qualifications, and some had not. From our interviews, we identified four themes: (1) 'My disability is something that people just don't have a clue about', (2) 'the system is really stacked against you', (3) the onus is on autistic students, and (4) 'grit and stubbornness'. As a result, we recommended changes in the way courses are written and taught so that autistic people have opportunities that meet their ways of learning. It is also important for university staff to understand the impact of trauma experienced by autistic people and that universities work together with autistic people to design courses and supports that include autistic ways of learning, accessible university processes and identify support needs.

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Autistic DisorderSocial StigmaStudentsAdolescentAdultAustraliaFemaleHumansMaleUniversitiesYoung Adultautismco-productiondiscriminationhigher educationinclusive educationparticipatory researchstigma

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PMID38148639
PMCPMC11134995
OpenAlexW4390271373

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