Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 225 Shevlin Hall, 164 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2019 Mar;49(3):1298-1302. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3825-1.
Increased public understanding of autism may lead to better access to services and participation in the community for individuals with autism. The goal of this study was to explore autism understanding and stigma among university students, and general community members recruited at a state fair. Participants between 18 and 79 years of age (n = 478) completed the Autism Stigma and Knowledge Questionnaire (ASK-Q; Harrison et al., Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 47(10):3281-3295, 2017). All ASK-Q means fell within the adequate knowledge range, indicating relatively high levels of autism knowledge and low levels of stigma. ASK-Q scores were correlated with gender, education, and self-ratings of understanding but not age. The results of this study suggest the need for continued inquiry into metrics that indicate autism understanding and stigma.
公众对自闭症的认识提高，可能会使自闭症患者更好地获得服务和参与社区活动。本研究的目的是探索大学生和在州博览会上招募的普通社区成员对自闭症的认识和污名化情况。参与者年龄在 18 至 79 岁之间（n=478），完成了自闭症污名和知识问卷（ASK-Q；哈里森等人，《自闭症与发育障碍杂志》，第 47 卷（2017 年）第 3281-3295 页）。所有 ASK-Q 的平均值都在知识充足范围内，表明自闭症知识水平相对较高，污名化程度较低。ASK-Q 分数与性别、教育程度和自我理解程度有关，但与年龄无关。本研究结果表明，需要继续研究表明自闭症理解和污名的指标。
