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Daves, Maria Margaret. "The impact of an Asperger Syndrome Diagnosis : a phenomenological exploration into the lived experience of Asperger Syndrome." Thesis, Regent's University London, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.646047.

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This phenomenological research study explores the lived experience of an Asperger syndrome (AS) diagnosis, particularly focusing on the impacts of diagnosis. The proposed sample included seven co-researchers, four women, three men, with lived experiences of an AS diagnosis. Asperger syndrome is a lifelong developmental disability (APA, 1994). Using Colaizzi's phenomenological methodology (1978), a total of twelve themes emerged from the data. These themes are produced in an exhaustive description, this displays the lived experiences of an AS diagnosis. The analysis displayed a total of 12 themes: Impact of diagnosis leading to changes in social and family relationships; Feelings arising from diagnosis; Personal changes through diagnosis; Impact of a diagnosis an inhibiting factor; Personal changes in identity and similarity with others; Feeling arising before diagnosis; Accessibility to Autism services; Feelings arising from child's diagnosis; Impact of child's diagnosis leading to changes in family, social and intimate relationships; Personal changes in identity through a mother and carer role; Uncertainty about future; Lack of psychological & emotional support. The co-researchers reported a change in identity and relationship(s) with others. Coresearchers reported a lack of psychological support provided after the AS diagnosis. This shows an urgent need for psychological therapy among this client group. I propose Counselling Psychologists can fulfil this need and offer a range of support through different means including post-diagnostic follow-ups, counselling (postdiagnosis) and ongoing group support. These findings will be discussed in detail.
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Larsson, Abbad Gunvor. "Aspergern, det är jag : En intervjustudie om att leva med Asperger syndrom." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-9743.

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The overall purpose of this interview-study is to increase the knowledge and understanding of persons with Asperger syndrome. For each participant has common and unique aspects been described. The ambition has been to illuminate their perspective of their situation in life and develop the understanding of their quality of life. The participants’ experiences of their diagnosis, and its consequences in their life has been studied. Several aspects of their everyday life have been reported, i.e. schooling, occupational problems, spare time and interests. The results show that the participants may experience their life as hard, as seemingly uncomplicated chores prove to be exhausting. Not fitting with the norms they believe other people in society have, is one aspect of experienced difference. The diagnostic process has proved to be an important event in the life of the participants. It has been described as a way of taking control over one’s life. Their experienced difference may be acceptable to them, if it is in the form of an Asperger diagnosis. Experiences of chock, denial and ambivalence after receiving their Asperger diagnosis were also reported. However, all participants have accepted their diagnosis. The participants’ biologically different way of being has given them consequences. Both psychological and social consequences have been illustrated, as well as interpersonal and societal. Disability research theory (Danermark, 2005; Rönnberg & Melinder, 2007) and Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory (1979) have been used to illustrate the outcome of a diagnosis like Asperger syndrome. The study shows the participants’ experiences of their different way of being.
Den här avhandlingen är en intervjustudie, med det övergripande syftet att öka kunskapen om individer med Asperger syndrom. Gemensamma och unika synsätt hos varje deltagare med diagnosen Asperger syndrom har undersökts. Ambitionen har varit att fånga deras perspektiv på sin livssituation och utveckla förståelsen för deras syn på livskvalitet. Avhandlingen har undersökt hur deltagarna uppfattar sitt funktionshinder och hur diagnosen har påverkat deras liv. Deltagarna har beskrivit sina vardagsliv utifrån flera infallsvinklar, där skolgång, försörjningsmöjligheter, sysselsättning och fritid har skildrats. Resultaten visar att flera beskriver sin vardag som arbetsam, exempelvis kan ett till synes enkelt moment upplevas som ansträngande. Att inte passa in i de normer som de uppfattar att andra i samhället har är en aspekt av upplevt annorlundaskap. Diagnostiseringen har i visat sig vara en betydelsefull händelse i deltagarnas liv. Den har beskrivits som ett sätt att ta kontroll över sin livssituation. Genom att få diagnosen blir avvikelsen legitim. Deltagarna beskriver den som ett acceptabelt sätt att skilja sig från mängden. Det finns även skildringar av chock, förnekande och ambivalens när de har fått diagnosen om sitt funktionshinder. Samtliga av studiens deltagare säger sig dock acceptera sin aspergerdiagnos. Deras annorlunda sätt att vara biologiskt har visat sig ge konsekvenser i hela deras livsvärld. Både psykologiska och sociala konsekvenser har illustrerats, liksom interpersonella och samhälleliga. Handikappvetenskaplig- och ekologisk systemteori har använts för att visa på vidden av de konsekvenser som Asperger syndrom kan ge. Studien visar på deltagarnas upplevelser av sitt annorlunda sätt att vara.
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Beckett, Joanna. "The lived experience of a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome in adulthood." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/42488.

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Literature Review: Psychiatric comorbidities are not uncommon in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The current literature review addresses the prevalence of Anxiety Disorders (AD) in Autism Spectrum Disorder without Learning Disability. The findings from the examination of fifteen papers were unequivocal. The risk of AD in the ASD population is elevated and at levels similar to those of clinically anxious individuals. Service Evaluation: The service evaluation followed two sets of enquiries about the referral patterns and referrals processes in the Learning Disability Service. Data was collated from the electronic data system and focus groups. Following the evaluation, a new referral form was designed and implemented across the *** Service. Research Report: Despite the advancements in early detection of ASD, the number of adults seeking this diagnosis remains relatively high. These individuals’ presentation often fits with the behavioural phenotype of Asperger Syndrome (AS). This research sought to provide a better understanding of the experience of a late diagnosis of AS. Seven adults with AS were interviewed. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was employed to analyse data. Subsequently, four super-ordinate themes were generated: the struggles of being a misfit, revelation, realisation: making meaning of the self and AS and the value and importance of support. The research findings showed that AS diagnosis served as an explanation of a long lasting difficulties and a catalyst for change. The experience of receiving the AS diagnosis was not limited to a single event; it appeared to be a complex process characterised by different emotional and cognitive shifts. Critical Appraisal: The Critical Appraisal focuses on the research process from the perspective of the researcher. It illustrates the challenges entrenched in the duality of roles of a clinician and a researcher, methodological limitations of the study as well as recommendations for future research.
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Linton, Ann-Charlotte. "To include or not to include : Teachers’ social representations of inclusion of students with Asperger syndrome." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-121062.

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Evidence on inclusive classrooms shows that successful implementation of inclusion can lead to increased social involvement, personal well-being and higher levels of academic performance compared with segregated provision. Despite these potential benefits inclusion of students with Asperger syndrome (AS) in the mainstream classroom is problematic. Support from teachers is a key strategy for accommodating students with AS diagnosis in the mainstream classroom. Less well is understood how teachers create an inclusive environment for these learners. Teachers’ social representations (SR), have a bearing on how they interact and accommodate, therefore the first aim of this dissertation was to explore teachers’ SR of students with AS. The second aim was to highlight the role of contextual factors and prior experience in forming SR. The third aim was to study the link between teachers’ individual practice and broader institutional forces by comparing the SRs among principals, school health professionals and teachers. The forth aim was to study what teacher factors predict teachers’ positive attitudes towards inclusion of students with AS. The findings show that a medical approach seems to dominate especially earlier trained teachers’ SRs; however, there is a tendency to view the environment increasingly important. Our results suggest that experience with students with AS is related to teachers' SR of these students. In addition, our data indicate that there is a need to bridge the gap between the organizational level, the classroom level and the individual student level in order to reduce barriers for students with AS to fit into an inclusive environment. Finally, positive attitudes towards inclusion of students with AS were found to relate to teachers’ knowledge of teaching students with AS and their attitudes towards students with AS. To conclude teachers’ SRs are deeply seated and the first step is to bring them to the forefront so that teachers are aware of them. In addition, there is a need for team building in the school arena to achieve a common vision for an inclusive school.
Forskning visar att inkluderande klassrumsundervisning kan leda till ökad social delaktighet, personligt välbefinnande och högre studieresultat jämfört med segregerande utbildning i speciella undervisningsgrupper. Trots dessa potentiella fördelar är inkludering av elever med Aspergers syndrom (AS) problematiskt. Lärarna spelar en viktig roll för att förverkliga inkludering och deras föreställningar om elever med AS är sannolikt knutna till om, och hur, dessa elever är inkluderade i klassrummet. Lärarnas sociala representationer (SR), har betydelse för hur de interagerar och anpassar undervisningen. Avhandlingens övergripande syfte var att bidra till ökad kunskap om lärares och övrig skolpersonals SR om en inkluderande skolundervisning för elever med AS. Det första syftet var att undersöka lärares SR om elever med AS. Det andra syftet var att utforska betydelsen av kontextuella faktorer och tidigare erfarenhet av AS. Det tredje syftet var att studera sambandet mellan lärares enskilda praktik och skolans organisation genom att jämföra rektorers, skolhälsopersonals och lärares SR om inkludering av elever med AS. Den fjärde studien syftade till att undersöka vilka faktorer som bidrar till en positiv attityd till inkludering av elever med AS hos lärare. Resultaten visar att ett medicinskt synsätt dominerar i synnerhet tidigare utbildade lärares SR av elever med AS. Emellertid tillskivs miljön en allt större betydelse. Resultaten visar att lärare är positiva till inkludering och att erfarenhet av elever med AS har ett samband med lärares SR av dessa elever. Dessutom tyder resultaten på att det finns ett behov av att överbrygga klyftan mellan den organisatoriska nivån, klassrumsnivån och individnivån för att gynna en inkluderande undervisning. Positiv attityd till inkludering av elever med AS visade sig relatera till lärares kunskaper om undervisning av elever med AS och deras SR om elever med AS. Sammanfattaningsvis konstateras att lärares SR är djupt rotade och ett första steg är att uppmärksamma dem. Dessutom finns ett behov av en bredare diskussion och teambuilding i skolarenan för att åstadkomma en gemensam vision för en inkluderande skola.
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Holmborn, Kristina. "Att få diagnosen Asperger syndrom i vuxen ålder : ur ett individperspektiv." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för socialt arbete - Socialhögskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-72397.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyse the consequences of being diagnosed with Asperger syndrome during adulthood. My ambition was to investigate the participants’ perspective on how the diagnosis affected their lives and relationships with their partners. To answer the purpose three questions were formulated: (1) How did the participants experience being diagnosed with Asperger syndrome? (2) What have the diagnosis meant to the participants’ self-image and self understanding? (3) Have the diagnosis influenced the participants’ understanding of their partners and have the diagnosis influenced the partners’ understanding of the participants? The study is based on qualitative interviews with two men and two women living in Stockholm, Sweden. The theoretical framework is Symbolic interactionism and Goffmans Stigma concept. The results show that the participants found the diagnosis positive because it provided an explanation and understanding of the difficulties they had experienced. In extension, the majority of the participants experienced a more positive self-image and a better understanding between themselves and their partners. Negative experiences were reported as well, mainly chock, bitterness and grief.
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Brogan, Clare A. "The diagnosis of children with autistic spectrum disorders : implications for parents." Thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.313177.

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Gresley, Lucy. "Cognitive adaptation to the diagnosis of Asperger syndrome and the relationship with depression and adjustment." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.432494.

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Wakerley, Eleanor. "The use of squiggling : a play technique as a diagnostic aid in the assessment of secondary school-age children with Asperger syndrome." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/2930.

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Winnicott’s (1968, 1993) play technique squiggling was piloted as a measure of creative thinking abilities and a potential diagnostic aid in the assessment of Asperger syndrome. The internal consistency and inter-rater reliability of squiggling was found to be acceptable. Mixed results were found between the six subscales in terms of concurrent validity with the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT: Torrance, Bal & Safter, 2008). Squiggling subscales Elaboration and Imagination showed signs of psychometric strength. However, Fluency and Originality require revision. Concurrent validity of the subscales Flexibility and Integration were not established. A matched-participants design enabled testing of hypothesised differences in creative thinking abilities with children with Asperger syndrome using the TTCT (Torrance et al., 2008): Abstractedness, Fluency, Originality, Integration, Elaboration, Resistance to Premature Foreclosure and Flexibility. Children with Asperger syndrome demonstrated a significantly higher level of elaboration and abstract imagination in their drawings relative to a comparison group of typically-developing children matched on age, visual motor integration ability and non-verbal IQ. Findings indicate partial support for the Weak Central Coherence Theory (Shah and Frith, 1983) and Leslie’s (1987) Meta-Representational Deficit hypothesis. Children with Asperger syndrome demonstrated understanding and expression of abstract concepts as graphical representations, thereby supporting their use in clinical assessments and interventions. No support was found for the Executive Dysfunction Theory (Pennington & Ozonoff, 1996) or for the Hyper-Systemising Theory (Baron-Cohen, 2006). Some limitations include the heterogeneity of the clinical group, and the possible confounding effects of verbal intellectual abilities, extrinsic rewards and performance anxiety. Major strengths of the study include a successful matching procedure and the finding of group differences with large effect sizes on particular creative thinking abilities.
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Drossou, Kassiani. "How clients with an Asperger Syndrome diagnosis experience the therapeutic relationship : an interpretative phenomenological analysis study." Thesis, Regent's University, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.646067.

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Asperger Syndrome is a relatively new concept to mental health, and is known as a high functioning form of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Although there is little evidence in the literature regarding psychotherapeutic interventions being used with individuals diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, one to one counselling has been cited as a treatment option for this group. Despite the abundance of books on Asperger Syndrome, there is no qualitative phenomenological research to focus specifically on counselling or the therapeutic relationship when working psychotherapeutically with such clients. Perhaps the paucity of information can be attributed to the professional perception of this population as having little to no emotion and therefore unable to form any type of meaningful relationship. The aim of this study is to show how the aforementioned client group experience the therapeutic relationship. Interpretative Phenomenological analysis was employed to highlight the participants' experiences of the therapeutic relationship. Nine semi structured interviews were conducted with both men and women from different ethnic backgrounds diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. Four main themes arose through the process of analysis: ( 1) Therapists' facilitative interpersonal qualities (2) The therapeutic relationship journey (3) Ruptures in the relationship ( 4) The 'AS PIE' therapy room. The findings of the study indicate that clients with an Asperger Syndrome diagnosis are able to experience a meaningful therapeutic relationship despite the emotional~ relational and cognitive issues that they bring into the counselling session. Moreover, the findings of this study could inform practice in any psychological work with people diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, bearing in mind the unique characteristics of the syndrome. Limitations of the study, as well as suggestions for the future are also discussed.
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Vilarinho-Rezende, Daniela, Denise de Souza Fleith, and Alencar Eunice Maria Lima Soriano. "Challenges in dual exceptionality’s diagnosis: a case study." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2016. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/101596.

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There is an increase in the number of children who are identified as gifted, and exhibit a learning disorder as well. This condition is known as dual exceptionality. However, there are few empirical studies about this topic. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to pres- ent a case study of a gifted child who was in the process of being diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. Interviews were conducted with the child, the mother and professionals that served him. Psychological, neurological and phonological evaluations carried out with the boy were analyzed. The mother and professionals raised further explanations for the child’s behavior. The difficulties in the diagnostic process and the need for a multidisciplinary approach are explored.
Se observa un aumento en el número de niños identificados como superdotados que también tienen algún trastorno, condición conocida como doble excepcionalidad. Sin embargo, hay escasez de investigaciones sobre el tema. Luego, el objetivo es presentar un estudio de caso de un niño superdotado que se encontraba en proceso de identificación del síndrome de Asperger. Se realizaron entrevistas con el niño, la madre y los profesionales que lo asistían, y se analizaron evaluaciones psicológica, neurológica y fonoaudiológica llevadas a cabo con el chico. Madre y profesionales hacen ponderaciones acerca del diagnóstico y plantean otras explicaciones para la conducta del niño. Así, darse cuenta de las dificultades en el proceso de identificación y la necesidad del enfoque multidisciplinar para el fenómeno.
Observa-se um aumento no número de crianças identificadas como superdotadas que também apresentam algum transtorno, em uma condição que é denominada dupla excepcionalidade. Porém, há escassez de pesquisas sobre o tema. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste artigo é apresentar um estudo de caso de uma criança superdotada que estava em processo de diagnóstico da Síndrome de Asperger. Foram realizadas entrevistas com a criança, a mãe e os profissionais que a acompanhavam, e foram analisadas as avaliações psicológica, neurológica e fonoaudiológica, realizadas ao menino. A mãe e os profissionais fazem ponderações enquanto ao diagnóstico e levantam outras possibilidades de explicação para os comportamentos da criança. Percebemse as dificuldades no processo de identificação e a necessidadede um olhar multidisciplinar sobre o fenômeno.
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Rocha, Simone Secco da. "O contexto do diagnóstico da síndrome de Asperger." Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, 2012. http://bdtd.famerp.br/handle/tede/153.

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Pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) have symptomatic heterogeneity and a little known etiology, with the involvement of genetic and environmental factors. They are part of a group of five disorders, including Asperger syndrome (AS), which has the greatest diagnostic difficulty, because of the symptoms similar to other psychiatric conditions and also because of the lack of clarity with regard to diagnostic criteria included in the official classifications. This study evaluated the diagnostic context of AS. Forty-five individuals were investigated, 39 men and 06 women (6,5:1) with conclusive diagnosis of AS, confirmed by using a standard instrument. Parents or caretakers were interviewed according to a questionnaire designed by the author. On average, at the age of 3,3 symptomatic perception was observed by the parents (55%) but the first physical examination of children was only performed at the average age of 5,3.The time interval between symptomatic perception and conclusive diagnosis was 8,5 years, on average. The attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity (TDA/H-33,3%) was the most common diagnosis before obtaining a diagnosis of AS, in isolation or in combination with other diagnoses. The psychiatrist was responsible for the conclusive diagnosis in 77,8% of cases, on average, at the age of 11,8. The recommendations given by professionals who concluded the diagnosis of AS were: regular attendance to school (68,9%), considering seeing a psychologist (57,8%), making use of medicines (57,8%), considering seeing a speech-language pathologist (37,8%) and carrying out genetic evaluation (35,6%). The results revealed that: 1) symptoms of AS are usually noticed first by parents; 2) after considering the symptoms the first clinical examination of children is generally carried out at late age; 3) TDA/H in isolation or in combination with other diagnoses is the most frequent and mistakenly given to patients before the conclusion of AS, which is drawn late and is most frequently accomplished by a psychiatrist. In addition, the recommendations to instruct parents after the diagnosis of AS are unsatisfactory. Therefore, the diagnostic context of Asperger syndrome is complex and difficult, probably worsened by the lack of preparation of health professionals to detect the symptoms, aggravated by the lack of experts in the disorder or by the difficulties in the accessibility to specialized health professionals.
Os Transtornos Invasivos do Desenvolvimento (TID) têm heterogeneidade sintomática e etiologia pouco esclarecida, com envolvimento de fatores ambientais e genéticos. Compõem um grupo de cinco doenças, entre elas a Síndrome de Asperger (SA), a de maior dificuldade de diagnóstico, por compartilhar sintomas com outras afecções psiquiátricas e pela falta de clareza dos critérios diagnósticos contidos nas classificações oficiais. Este estudo avaliou o contexto do diagnóstico da SA. Foram investigados 45 indivíduos, 39 homens e seis mulheres (6,5:1), com diagnóstico conclusivo de SA, confirmado com a utilização de um instrumento padronizado. Os responsáveis foram submetidos a uma entrevista de acordo com um questionário construído pela autora. Em média, aos 3,3 anos houve a percepção sintomática por parte dos pais (55%) mas, apenas aos 5,3 anos em média, a criança realizou a primeira avaliação clínica. O tempo entre a percepção sintomática e o diagnóstico conclusivo foi, em média, de 8,5 anos. O diagnóstico mais frequente antes do de SA, foi de Transtorno do Déficit da Atenção e Hiperatividade (TDAH-33,3%), isolado ou combinado com outros diagnósticos. O psiquiatra foi o responsável pelo diagnóstico conclusivo em 77,8% dos casos, em média, na idade de 11,8 anos. As orientações oferecidas pelos profissionais que concluíram o diagnóstico de SA foram: frequentar escola regular (68,9%), procurar um psicólogo (57,8%), fazer uso de medicamentos (57,8%), procurar um fonoaudiólogo (37,8%) e realizar avaliação genética (35,6%). Os resultados mostraram que os sintomas da SA são primeiramente mais percebidos pelos pais, que a idade da primeira avaliação clínica relacionada aos sintomas geralmente é tardia, que o TDAH isolado ou combinado com outros diagnósticos, é o mais frequente e erroneamente recebido pelos pacientes antes da conclusão de SA, que é feita tardiamente, e na maior parte dos casos por um psiquiatra. Além disso, as orientações dadas às famílias após o diagnóstico de SA são insuficientes. Portanto, o contexto do diagnóstico de Síndrome de Asperger é complexo, difícil, possivelmente agravado pela falta de preparo dos profissionais da saúde em reconhecer os sintomas, falta de especialistas na doença ou pela dificuldade de acesso aos profissionais especializados.
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Zukauskas, Patrícia Ribeiro. "A temporalidade e a síndrome de Asperger." Universidade de São Paulo, 2004. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/5/5160/tde-22092014-113322/.

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A temporalidade é considerada, na perspectiva teórica deste estudo, como uma condição essencial do indivíduo no mundo, possibilitando a constituição de sentido do percebido e do vivido e evidenciando, ainda, a circunstância da qual partem todas as possíveis concepções de tempo. Além disso, o homem também é considerado em sua intencionalidade, na qual está dirigido para algo, ou seja, só pode haver mundo percebido e definido para o sujeito que pode percebê-lo, estando voltado para ele. A síndrome de Asperger (SA), um transtorno invasivo de desenvolvimento pertencente ao espectro autístico, caracteriza-se por seus portadores apresentarem um modo de interação extremamente peculiar, no qual é considerada a presença de prejuízos relacionados à simbolização, à comunicação e à socialização. Em uma vertente teórica psicossocial, esses aspectos têm sido compreendidos a partir da possibilidade de haver uma inabilidade inata na criança autista que compromete a atitude conativo-afetiva (relacionada à intencionalidade) fundamental no processo de desenvolvimento. Questões a respeito da rigidez na experiência da duração de períodos de tempo, das dificuldades para aceitação e compreensão da possibilidade de mudanças de fatos previstos e da aparente restrição de perspectiva temporal, independentemente do nível intelectual, têm sido evidenciadas na prática clínica com esta população. Dessa forma, o presente trabalho objetivou caracterizar a noção de tempo e a temporalidade em portadores da síndrome de Asperger. Sua constituição ocorreu em duas fases complementares e fundamentais. Na primeira, a partir de uma amostra de trinta indivíduos em cada grupo (grupo síndrome de Asperger e grupo de comparação) verificaram-se aspectos de noção de duração tempo através de instrumentos quantitativos e qualitativos. Na segunda fase a partir de uma amostra de quinze indivíduos em cada grupo (grupo síndrome de Asperger e grupo de comparação) investigaram-se, através de entrevista qualitativa, temas relacionados à temporalidade. Na descrição dos resultados pôde-se constatar uma temporalidade restrita evidenciada pela presença de prejuízos relacionados à continuidade no contato com o ambiente, à limitada perspectiva no sentido do devir e noção de tempo a partir de elementos espaciais, em detrimento dos aspectos subjetivos, restringindo o compartilhar do tempo comum e a formação de projetos de vida
Based on a theoretic-phenomenological perspective, temporality is defined as an essential condition of a person in view of the world. This condition is determinant to build what is perceived and experienced as well as makes evident the circumstances from which all possible conceptions of time emerge. In addition, the subject is also considered accordingly to his intentionality by which he is directed towards something. In other words, a defined and perceived world can only exist for a subject who, being directed towards it, can conceive that world through his senses and consciousness. The Asperger syndrome (AS), a pervasive developmental disorder belonging to the autistic spectrum, is characterized in individuals showing a very peculiar pattern of interaction, particularly displaying deficits of symbolization, communication and socialization. Under a psychosocial point of view, these aspects have been understood as an innate lack of affective-conative attitude impairing the development of autistic children. In clinical practice dealing with these children, professionals have been asking questions on their inflexibility in time span experience, on the difficulties in accepting and understanding changes and on the apparent restriction of the perspective in temporality independently of their intellectual levels. Temporality in Asperger syndrome was herein investigated aiming at its characterization. The study was constituted by two complementary and fundamental phases. In the first phase (N = 30 for the AS group; N = 30 for the comparison group) aspects of time notion were evaluated through quantitative and qualitative instruments. In the second phase (N = 15 for the AS group; N = 15 for the comparison group) matters related to temporality were investigated through a qualitative interview. The results have shown a restricted temporality evidenced by impairments related to the continuity of contact with the environment, by a limited perspective in the sense of becoming, and by a notion of time based on spatial elements, all in detriment of subjective aspects, thus restricting time sharing with people and elaboration of projects of life
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Huang, Xiuchang (Ann). "Pursuing a diagnosis for children with Asperger Syndrome: parents perspectives : a dissertation presented to the faculty of the Graduate School, Tennessee Technological University /." Click to access online version, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=82&did=1338867611&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=6&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1255372509&clientId=28564.

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Greaves, Kennilworth. "Young men and their parents' views on the impact of the diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome on their educational experiences." Thesis, University of East London, 2014. http://roar.uel.ac.uk/4580/.

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In this qualitative research, I was keen to explore the experiences of young adolescent men diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and the impact of having the diagnosis on their educational experiences. This study is unique because, although much research has involved the views of adults with Asperger Syndrome and the experiences of parents on the assessment and diagnosis of their sons, little research has been undertaken regarding the experiences of young men themselves. In order to facilitate the young men’s voices I elicited the support of the mothers as co-researchers and participants in the research. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight young men, eight mothers and three fathers (who also participated in parts of the interview). The research also involved considering the experiences of mothers on the journey to have their son’s needs diagnosed and the support provided to meet educational needs. The data was analysed using Thematic Analysis. Three themes emerged, including families’ experiences obtaining the diagnosis; families’ experiences of education following diagnosis and the young men experiences. This research produced a range of insights about the experiences of having a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome and the impact of such on the educational experiences of this group of young adolescent men. It highlights the importance of understanding the relationship between sons and mothers and the need for Educational Psychologists to develop skills in promoting the voices of young men diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, in line with current legislation.
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Flood, Andrea Mary. "Investigation into the social information processing patterns of young people with a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome/high function Autism." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.488112.

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Background Deficits in social functioning are a core feature of Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Naturalistic observations indicate that children and young people with ASD have difficulties in initiating and maintaining social interactions with their peers and as a result often withdraw from social situations. Difficulties in social functioning have been linked to a number of underlying cognitive and developmental factors, including deficits in theory of mind, executive functioning and difficulties experiencing interpersonal relatedness. To date there has been little attempt to draw on research based on normative models of social cognition to understand social behaviour in young people with ASD. Aim of the current study This is an exploratory study with three aims. Firstly, an overall aim to explore the utility of an information processing model proposed by Crick and Dodge (1994) to the study of social cognition in ASD. Secondly, to compare the social information processing patterns and theory of mind skills of young people with a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome/high functioning autism (AS/HFA) to a group of typically developing young people. Thirdly, to explore possible associations between social information processing patterns, theory of mind skills and social functioning in young people with AS/HFA. Methodology A matched group design was employed to compare the social information processing patterns of young people with AS/HFA to typically developing young people using a social information processing interview previously designed for this purpose. The groups were also compared on a measure of theory of mind skills. A series of correlational analyses were used to explore associations between social information processing, theory of mind and social functioning in the group of young people with AS/HFA. Results Young people with a diagnosis of AS/HFA showed significantly different patterns of information processing compared to the typically developing young people at the intent attribution, response generation and response evaluation stages of the information processing model. Young people with AS/HFA also performed less well than the typically developing young people on the task designed to tap theory of mind. Theory of mind skills were found to be significantly associated with parental ratings of peer problems in young people with AS/HFA but not with parental ratings of pro-social behaviour. There was only limited evidence of an association between social information processing and measures of theory of mind and social functioning. Discussion The results of this exploratory study are discussed in relation to the previous empirical investigations of social cognition in ASD. The study provides tentative support for the utility of a social information processing approach in understanding social functioning in ASD. Implications for clinical and support services are considered with suggestions for further research.
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Billstedt, Eva. "Children with autism grow up : use of the DISCO (Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders) in population cohorts /." Göteborg : [Eva Billstedt] : Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Göteborg University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2077/2576.

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Mattila, M. L. (Marja-Leena). "Autism spectrum disorders:an epidemiological and clinical study." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2014. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526203386.

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Abstract Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), defined as pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) in DSM-IV and ICD-10, become manifest in childhood, ranging from a severe form, autism, to milder forms, Asperger syndrome (AS) and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS)/atypical autism. AS is also specified in criteria by Gillberg and by Szatmari et al. Different diagnostic criteria sets, overlaps, inaccuracies and exclusion criteria of many comorbid psychiatric disorders in PDDs have caused confusion. In DSM-5, PDDs were replaced by one diagnosis called ASD. Aims and methods: This is an epidemiological study of 8-year-old children and a clinical study of 9- to 16-year-old high-functioning outpatients with AS/autism (HFA). The epidemiological target population (n = 4,422) was rated via the Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) by parents and/or teachers and a screened sample was examined in order to estimate the prevalence of ASDs, to discover deficits in the diagnostic criteria of ASDs, to evaluate DSM-5 draft criteria for ASD, and to assess cut-off scores for the Finnish ASSQ. Comorbid psychiatric disorders were identified and overall level of functioning rated in 50 subjects with AS/HFA. Results: The prevalence of AS according to DSM-IV was 2.5, to ICD-10 2.9, to Gillberg 2.7, and to Szatmari et al. 1.6 per 1,000. The prevalence of autism was 4.1 and that of ASDs 8.4 per 1,000 (DSM-IV). DSM-5 draft criteria were less sensitive in detecting AS/HFA. For 7- to 12-year-old children (IQ ≥ 50), the optimal cut-off scores were 30 in clinical settings and 28 in total population screening using summed parent-rated and teacher-rated ASSQ scores. Comorbid psychiatric disorders were common (prevalence 74%) and often multiple; behavioral disorders in 44%, anxiety disorders in 42%, and tic disorders in 26%. Oppositional defiant disorder, depressive disorder and anxiety disorders as comorbidities indicated significantly lower levels of functioning. Conclusions: Our results indicate the need to standardize the diagnostic criteria. The ICD-11 criteria should be uniform and harmonize with DSM-5. Determining cut-off scores for ASD screening instruments in different languages and cultures is of utmost importance. Clinicians are reminded to investigate psychiatric comorbidity in ASDs in order to target treatment and rehabilitation precisely
Tiivistelmä Lähtökohdat: Autismikirjon häiriöt, ICD-10:ssä ja DSM-IV:ssä nimellä laaja-alaiset kehityshäiriöt, ilmenevät lapsuudessa. Niihin luetaan autismi, Aspergerin oireyhtymä (AS) ja tarkemmin määrittelemätön laaja-alainen kehityshäiriö/epätyypillinen autismi. Gillberg sekä Szatmari työtovereineen ovat myös määritelleet AS:n kriteerit. Useat diagnostiset kriteerit, päällekkäisyydet, epätarkkuudet ja monien psykiatristen liitännäishäiriöiden poissulkeminen laaja-alaisissa kehityshäiriöissä ovat aiheuttaneet sekaannuksia. DSM-5:ssä laaja-alaiset kehityshäiriöt korvattiin yhdellä diagnoosilla: autismikirjon häiriö. Menelmät ja tavoitteet: Väitöstyö muodostui 8-vuotiaita lapsia koskeneesta epidemiologisesta tutkimuksesta sekä 9–16-vuotiaita AS- ja autistisia (HFA) lapsia ja nuoria koskeneesta kliinisestä tutkimuksesta. Vanhemmat ja/tai opettajat täyttivät epidemiologisen kohderyhmän lapsista (n = 4 422) suomennetun autismikirjon seulontalomakkeen (ASSQ), ja seuloutuneille tehtiin diagnostiset tutkimukset. Tämän jälkeen määritettiin autismikirjon esiintyvyys, kartoitettiin diagnostisten kriteerien puutteita, arvioitiin DSM-5-luonnoskriteerit autismikirjon häiriölle ja määritettiin ASSQ:n seulontarajat. Psykiatrinen komorbiditeetti ja sen merkitys toiminnalliseen tasoon tutkittiin AS-/HFA-lapsilla ja -nuorilla (n = 50). Tulokset: AS:n esiintyvyys oli 2,5/1000 DSM-IV:n, 2,9/1000 ICD-10:n, 2,7/1000 Gillbergin ja 1,6/1000 Szatmarin mukaan. Autismin esiintyvyys oli 4,1/1000 ja koko autismikirjon 8,4/1000 (DSM-IV). DSM-5-luonnoskriteerit olivat epäherkät tunnistamaan AS:ää ja HFA:ta. Parhaiten soveltuviksi ASSQ:n seulontarajoiksi alakouluikäisille (ÄO ≥ 50) osoittautuivat 30 kliinisiä tilanteita ja 28 väestöseulontoja varten laskemalla yhteen vanhempien arvioinnin ja opettajan arvioinnin pisteet. Psykiatrisia liitännäishäiriöitä oli 74 %:lla, ja monilla oli useita. Käytöshäiriöitä oli 44 %:lla, ahdistuneisuushäiriöitä 42 %:lla ja tic-häiriöitä 26 %:lla. Uhmakkuus- ja masennushäiriö sekä ahdistuneisuushäiriöt alensivat merkitsevästi toiminnallista tasoa. Päätelmät: Tulokset osoittivat diagnostisten kriteereiden yhtenäistämistarpeen. ICD-11:een on syytä laatia yhdenmukaiset kriteerit DSM-5:n kanssa. Autismikirjon seulontalomakkeille on tarpeen määrittää eri kieliin ja kulttuureihin soveltuvat pisterajat. Psykiatrisen komorbiditeetin selvittäminen autismikirjon häiriöissä on tärkeää, jotta hoito ja kuntoutus voidaan kohdentaa oikein
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Hedlund, Anna-Lena, and Monica Olofsson. "Syskonupplevelser : att växa upp med ett syskon som har diagnos Aspergers syndrom." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för socialt arbete och psykologi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-13737.

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Title: Sibling experiences – to grow up with a sibling with Asperger syndromAuthors: Anna-Lena Hedlund and Monica OlofssonKey words: Asperger, siblings, relations, support To grow up with a sibling diagnosed with Asperger syndrome may differ from what is considered as normal. It can be challenging, but also instructive in some ways. This study examines how it is experienced by the siblings with no diagnosis. The aim is also to investigate how many of them who acquired some kind of support or, if not, would have wished that.Qualitative data are collected by means of five interviews with non-diagnosed siblings. The interview persons are in the age range of 16 to 27 and of both sexes.The result of the study demonstrates that it is an exception rather than a rule that siblings are asked if they are in need of support or information from BUP or school. Most of them had managed it fine by themselves and by support from the family, but not all families have that kind of awareness in their relations.The respondents mainly did not experience many problems for themselves, they were more worried about the sibling’s problems and how they would manage their lives in the future.
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Jogeryd, Olga. "Aspergers syndrom : Hur mycket vet vi om det?" Thesis, Karlstad University, Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-1777.

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Sammandrag

Denna uppsats handlar om vad Aspergers syndrom är och vad det innebär för barnen i skolan. I texten ges en förklaring till de olika kriterierna som experterna följer för att ställa diagnosen Aspergers syndrom och även hur föräldrar, förskolan och skolan kan hjälpa barnen med Aspergers syndrom att lära sig samhällets samspel och regler.

Uppsatsen har genomförts med hjälp av litteratur från tidigare forskningar och samtal med lärare och specialpedagogen. Det som jag lägger tyngdpunkten på, är min egen undersökning med observation och samtal med en flicka i 11 års ålder som har diagnostiserats ADHD och Aspergers syndrom.

Undersökningen visar att barnen med Aspergers syndrom behöver ha struktur samt tydliga och okomplicerade regler, samt att de kan ha vissa svårigheter med språket och det sociala beteendet. Men med hjälp av tålamod och vilja kan de lära sig att samspela med omgivningen även om de inte förstår varför.

Nyckelord: Aspergers syndrom, diagnos, specialpedagogik.


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This diploma work is about the diagnose Aspergers syndrome and what it means for the children in school. In the text it is given an explanation to the different criteria that the experts are following when they set the diagnose Aspergers syndrome and how parents, preschool and school can assist the kids to learn the interplay and rules of the society.

The diploma work has been done with the help of literature from previous research and by discussing with teachers and special educationalist. I do however emphasize my own research with observations and discussions with a girl at the age of 11 that has been diagnosed ADHD and Aspergers syndrome.

My research shows that children with Aspergers syndrome need structure and clearly stated and uncomplicated rules, and that these children might have difficulties with their language and the social behavior. They can learn to interplay with the environment with some patience and willingness, even though they can not understand why.

Keywords: Aspergers syndrome, diagnose, special education.

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Rawdon, Paul David. "Experiences of families of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Canterbury/West Coast area." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Social and Political Sciences, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8209.

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Many people would argue that New Zealand has had a poor reputation for providing support services for the families of people with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The limited support services available for families in this country were highlighted during the trial and the manslaughter conviction of Janine Albury-Thomson. Albury-Thomson was found guilty of the manslaughter of her autistic daughter, Casey (MOH, 1999). The sentencing judge called for an independent inquiry to be held to examine the extent of support services that were available for families affected by the disorder with a view to identifying any gaps that may exist and ascertaining whether or not government policy could be blamed (Norris, 1998). More than twelve years have now elapsed since the Albury-Thomson trial and research was needed to ascertain the experiences of families raising a child with ASD. This research examines the experiences of families who have a child who has an ASD diagnosis. Research participants were families of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder who reside in the Canterbury/West Coast area. The research explored the support needs of families and the informal and formal supports that are available to them in this region. This research was conducted in three parts, with each part having a distinct method of data collection allowing triangulation of research findings. Part one was a survey questionnaire distributed via a range of mediums using a snowball sampling method. The second data set was made up of two case studies that were undertaken with a semi-structured interview approach. The third set of data was elicited via a semi-structured interview process from five local service providers that provide services to those with ASD and their families. A qualitative methodology was adopted to analyse research findings. This methodological approach was selected because it gave participants the opportunity to tell their stories about the diagnostic pathway they travelled and their experiences using available services. This research has social policy relevance as it was designed to examine the participant’s experiences while using services and resources available for the families of people with ASD in the Canterbury/West Coast area. Participants told of various social, emotional, and practical impacts and of the experiences they encountered while using the various services available. While the level of awareness of ASD has increased, the diagnosis process proved to be problematic for some when using the public health system. Consistent with a 2001 study commissioned on behalf of the Autistic Association of New Zealand, participants in this study who sought a diagnosis through the public health system found it to be a protracted process. Participants attributed delays to a lack of resources or staff that had a limited knowledge of ASD and saw these factors as barriers to obtaining a diagnosis within an acceptable time frame. A more timely diagnosis was reportedly received when the private health system was used. With regards to support offered by the agencies involved with ‘day to day’ contact with families it was found that overall, competent, experienced people worked for the existing agencies and they were capable of offering support where needed. However specific issues were identified by participants including a perception that case managers failed to understand their situation because they were unfamiliar with the implications of having a family member with ASD. Significantly, family members and service providers both identified a concern about a lack of suitable accommodation that can be utilised by a person with ASD. Because there is limited research into the support needs of families of a child with ASD this research provides an important insight into the needs of a fairly marginalised, and sometimes socially isolated, group. Implications for ongoing service provision and support of families are discussed in the thesis.
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Ahlström, Hanna. "Barn med Asperger syndrom." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Educational Science (IUV), 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2115.

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Det här examensarbetet handlar om barn med Asperger syndrom. Syftet med arbetet var att ta reda på vad Asperger syndrom är och hur man som lärare kan hjälpa dessa elever på bästa sätt. Jag är intresserad av elever som har det svårt och antar att jag någon gång under min tid som lärare kommer att stöta på dessa elever.

Arbetet inleds med en teorigenomgång där jag främst går igenom de utmärkande dragen hos barn med Asperger syndrom. Där går jag också bl a igenom orsaker till Asperger och diagnostisering. Andra delen av arbetet är praktiska råd till lärare som arbetar med elever som har Asperger syndrom, vad läraren bör tänka på. Skolans främsta uppgifter, hur klassrummet bör se ut och arbetsmetoder är saker som jag går igenom där.

Det som jag kommer fram till där är att det är mycket viktigt med struktur och ordning. Alla barn mår bra av att veta hur dagen ser ut, men för barn med Asperger så är det mycket viktigt att dagen följer vissa rutiner. För att barnen ska kunna ha det så bra som möjligt så är det bra att ha mål utsatta för eleven, både kortsiktiga och långsiktiga. Det är också viktigt med ett personligt dagsschema, så eleven vet vad som kommer att hända under dagen.

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Mattsson, Tove, and Anna Karin Andersson. "Reclaim Aspergern! : Hur individer med Aspergers syndrom förhåller sig till sin diagnos och sin funktionsnedsättning i sin blogg." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-57358.

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Syftet med studien var att med kvalitativ metod försöka förstå hur individer medAspergers syndrom förhåller sig till sin diagnos och sin funktionsnedsättning i sinblogg. I en ambition att nå ett inifrånperspektiv kom bloggtexter att analyserasenligt en tolkande fenomenologisk ansats (IPA). Stor vikt har lagts vid att förhållasig till etiska riktlinjer för Internetforskning och att behålla bloggskribenternaskonfidentialitet. Det senare medförde till exempel att citat från bloggtexterna inteförekommer i arbetet. I bloggtexterna har dels tre mer genomgående temanutkristalliserats. Dessa är diagnosen Aspergers syndrom, kompenserandet förfunktionsnedsättningen och bloggandet i sig. Dels har tre mer komplexa ochövergripande teman identifierats som dessutom kan utgöra tre olika blickar tillvilka bloggskribenterna förhåller sig. Samhällets blick ger individen möjlighet attkomma ut som Asperger, kollektivets blick ger individen möjlighet att reclaimaAspergern och individens blick hanterar individens konst att vara normal.

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Åsa, Skogö. "Aspergers syndrom : En enkätundersökning om åsikter rörande att Aspergers syndrom försvinner som egen diagnos och införlivas i autismspektrumtillstånd." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Sociologiska institutionen, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-167864.

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Abstract In 2013, the diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome will be eliminated as a stand-alone diagnosis, to be subsumed into the existing diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. In this paper, a study with the objective of emphasizing current opinions regarding the change in diagnosis is performed. Another objective is to examine the connection between identity and diagnosis. The study therefore targets people with a diagnosis, in this case Asperger’s syndrome. The empirical material of the study has been collected through a quantitative web-based survey. It has thereafter been studied and analyzed using findings from previous research and theoretical concepts. The study concludes that a majority of the respondents have a negative attitude towards the change in diagnosis. The result also suggests that, in this study, there is a correlation between the attitude regarding the change in diagnosis, and the view that the own diagnosis is an important part of one’s identity.
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Jarnlo, Magnus. "Diagnosens konsekvenser för barn med Aspergers syndrom." Thesis, Stockholm University, Department of Psychology, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-7384.

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Diagnostisering av olika avvikande beteenden är ett vanligt och ständigt aktuellt diskussionsämne i dagspress såväl som i den vetenskapliga diskursen. Diagnosen Aspergers syndrom visar bland annat att individen ifråga generellt har svårt att uppfatta och tolka andra personers intentioner. Denna kvalitativa studie som använder en semistrukturerad intervjuform kommer att undersöka konsekvenserna av en diagnos. Konsekvenserna analyseras i tre olika avseenden; emotionella, praktiska och sociala. Mödrar till barn med Aspergers syndrom har varit tvungna att driva på arbetet med att få en diagnos till stånd, men upplever lättnad i samband med själva diagnostiseringen. Barnen upplever sannolikt inte några direkta skillnader i samband med diagnosen. Mödrarna tror inte att barnen kommer att stigmatiseras av den och analysen av diagnostiseringens konsekvenser visar att de i huvudsak är till barnens gagn.

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Gerber, Edré. "The components required to build a therapeutic relationship with children diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome / cEdré Gerber." Thesis, North-West University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9658.

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The aim of this study was to explore and describe the components required to build a therapeutic relationship with children diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. Through this study therapists and other professionals working with these children could be guided to form functioning and healthy therapeutic relationships with children diagnosed with AS. An inductive, qualitative method was used to gain insight into the components required to build a therapeutic relationship with children diagnosed with AS by exploring the opinions and experiences of a selection of therapists from different therapeutic contexts that work with children diagnosed with AS. Six participants working with children diagnosed with AS at schools for children with learning difficulties, Autism and AS or therapists who form part of the referral teams of these schools in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan took part in the study. Participants consisted of Occupational therapists, Speech therapists, Counselling Psychologists and Clinical Psychologists. The researcher used semi-structured interviews to explore and describe the opinions of the participants on the components required to build a therapeutic relationship with children diagnosed with AS. The results of this study indicated that building a therapeutic relationship with a child diagnosed with AS requires multiple components and a holistic outlook. Preparation in the form of research and being knowledgeable on the AS diagnosis, as well as obtaining thorough background information on the specific child was found to be fundamental. An awareness on the part of therapists and other professionals regarding child-related aspects such as co-morbid disorders; sensory considerations; therapeutic environment; coping with change; obsessions and dependence on the therapist was found to be of value. Other fundamental components that seem to be a requirement for building a therapeutic relationship with children diagnosed with AS were the therapist characteristics: body language and attitude. Therapeutic considerations, such as the importance of setting boundaries and remaining consistent, as well as the teaching aspect involved in building a therapeutic relationship became evident. Furthermore, the education of parents, siblings and other family members, as well as the importance of having fun while building a therapeutic relationship were recognized as important components. Teamwork was another crucial component identified which included parental and
Thesis (MA (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013.
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Andersson, Sarah. "Ett liv i gränslandet mellan det normala och det avvikande : En litteraturstudie om vuxna personer med Aspergers syndrom." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-30809.

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Studien syftar till att nå en förståelse för hur en person med Aspergers syndrom förstår sig själv och sin sociala miljö. Antalet personer som diagnostiserats med Aspergers syndrom blir högre men kunskapen bland människorna i samhället inte alltid är uppdaterad och det finns en hel del fördomar om personer med Aspergers syndrom. För att försöka förstå hur personer som själva lever med Aspergers syndrom uppfattar sig själva och sin vardag har jag använt mig utav tre självbiografier skrivna av personer som i vuxen ålder diagnostiserats med Aspergers syndrom. För att uppnå syftet med studien har jag valt att använda mig av hermeneutiken när jag ska försöka förstå författarnas upplevda känslor av sin egna självbild och att leva med Aspergers syndrom. Resultatet av denna studie visar att personer som inte fått sin diagnos Aspergers syndrom som barn under sin uppväxt upplever sig själva som annorlunda ur ett negativt perspektiv då de känner ett utanförskap och stora svårigheter att klara av skolan, både studier och det sociala samspelet. Detta i sin tur kan leda till minskade möjligheter på arbetsmarknaden och en egen försörjning.
The study aims to reach an understanding of how a person with Aspergers syndrom understands himself and his social environment. The number of people diagnosed with Aspergers syndrom are getting higher but the knowledge among the people in the society are not always updated and there are a lot of sterotypes about people with Aspergers syndrom. I am using three book that are written by persons that living with Aspergers syndrom, all three given the diagnos when they were adult. To aim my purpose with this study I choose to use the hermeneutics as method to try to understand how the writers feels about them self and their self-image and what it feels like to be living with Aspergers syndrome. The result of this study shows that persons that has not been diagnosed Aspergers syndrome until their are adult often sees themself as different from a negative perspective when they feel like outsiders, experiencing exclusion and have difficulties to manage the school. Both studies and the social interplay. In the end this might result in decreased possabilitys at the labor market and a self-sufficiency.
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Järviniemi, Ulrica. "Asperger syndrom : Upplevelsen av att få diagnos som vuxen." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen för Vårdvetenskap, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-19137.

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Asperger är ett syndrom som kännetecknas av genomgripande begränsningar inom flera viktiga utvecklingsområden; ömsesidigt socialt samspel, kommunikation samt beteende och föreställningsförmåga. Asperger syndrom har sitt ursprung i den tidiga barndomen men kan medföra störst svårigheter först i tidigt vuxenliv. Det finns många vuxna som gått genom livet utan att bli adekvat diagnostiserade. Detta har skapat onödigt lidande och en ständig undran över vad som är fel. Syftet med denna studie är att beskriva människors upplevelser av att få diagnosen Asperger syndrom i vuxen ålder samt hur livet blev efter diagnos. Analysen är gjord utifrån ett livsvärldsperspektiv och genom att studera biografier har det gått att få en inblick i människors livsvärld, där de beskriver både upplevelsen av lättnad samt en känsla av sorg och lidande i samband med att bli diagnostiserade med Asperger syndrom.Vad diagnosen kommer att betyda på sikt hänger ihop med hur den påverkar såväl människans självbild som hennes självkänsla. En övervägande känsla som presenteras i biografierna är att diagnosen gett dem rättighet att vara sig själva och att även leva så. Det är olika från person till person hur en diagnos tas emot, men alla måste lära sig att leva med den på ett eller annat sätt. Författarna i biografierna förmedlar dock genomgående att diagnos är en hjälp och inte en stjälp.

Program: Fristående kurs

Uppsatsnivå: C

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Höglund, Åsa, and Janet Anek Kagwa. "Normer som socialt förtryck : En kvalitativ studie om hur personal som arbetar nära unga vuxna med Aspergers syndrom upplever gruppens delaktighet i samhället." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Socialt arbete, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-34395.

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Syftet med denna studie har varit att belysa hur personal som arbetar nära unga vuxna med en diagnos av Aspergers syndrom upplever att gruppens delaktighet i samhället ser ut. Vidare har vi undersökt vilka eventuella möjligheter och hinder som personalen anser att personer i denna grupp möter när de deltar i samhället samt hur personalen ser på framtiden för unga vuxna med en diagnos av Aspergers syndrom i relation till delaktighet i samhället. Studien har en kvalitativ ansats och är fenomenologisk. Empirin består av sex intervjuer med personal inom socialtjänsten och i olika verksamheter inom LSS på uppdrag av socialtjänsten. De transkriberade intervjuerna har analyserat med hjälp av innehållsanalys. Våra resultat visar att unga vuxna med en diagnos av Aspergers syndrom inte har full delaktighet i samhället, vilket har resulterat i utanförskap för denna grupp. Det framkommer även att det är samhällets 'normalbild' som skapar diskriminering och förtryck för människor med olika funktionsvariationer och att det sker till den grad att deras styrkor delvis förbises. Våra resultat visar också att även då unga vuxna med en diagnos av Aspergers syndrom är stigmatiserade så pågår ett synliggörande som kan ge en positiv effekt på gruppens delaktighet i samhället.
The purpose of this study has been to illustrate how staff working closely with young adults with a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome experience the group's participation in society. Furthermore, we have investigated what potential opportunities and obstacles that the staff consider that people in this group meet when they participate in society and how the staff view the future of young adults with Asperger's syndrome in relation to participation in society. We have had a qualitative phenomenological approach to our study. Field data consists of six interviews with staff working closely with the group, within the social service and in various LSS functions on behalf of social services. The transcribed interviews have been analyzed using a content analysis. Our results show that young adults with Asperger's syndrome experience insufficient participation in society, which has resulted in exclusion. It also appears that society's 'normal image' creates discrimination and oppression for people with different functional variations to the extent that their strengths are partially overlooked. Our results also show that even though young adults with a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome are stigmatized there is an ongoing visualization that can have a positive effect on the groups participation in society.
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Söderman, Andreas, and Torbjörn Perttu. "Att gå i skolan med diagnosen Asperger syndrom : En kvalitativ studie om hur elever med diagnosen Asperger syndrom, deras lärare och föräldrar uppfattar elevernas skolsituation." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Thematic Studies, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-4395.

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Diagnosen Asperger syndrom är ett relativt nytt begrepp inom autismspektrumet. För bara 20 år sedan var syndromet relativt okänt världen över. År 1988 hölls den första internationella kongressen i London och där presenterades de första diagnoskriterierna av makarna Gillberg. Efter kongressen har ytterliggare tre kriterier uppkommit. Vi vill undersöka hur elever med Asperger syndrom uppfattar sin skolgång. Vi vill även undersöka hur lärare och föräldrar till barn med diagnosen upplever barnets skolsituation.

Vi har utfört en kvalitativ studie, där vi med hjälp av sju ungdomar med diagnosen Asperger syndrom, fyra lärare som arbetar med barn i behov av särskilt stöd och två föräldrar som har barn med diagnosen Asperger syndrom. Resultatet av intervjuerna visar att eleverna är väl medvetna om vad som krävs av skola och lärarna för att de ska känna delaktighet i undervisningen. Vår studie visar att regelbunden kontakt med hemmet är mycket viktigt för både barnet, föräldern och läraren. Denna studie ger tänkvärd information för pedagoger och föräldrar som antingen arbetar eller kommer i kontakt med barn med diagnosen Asperger syndrom.

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Christoffersson, Caroline, and Sabina Mattsson. "Kuratorns funktion : En studie om skolkuratorns arbete med elever som har ADHD eller Aspergers syndrom." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete, SA, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-19986.

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Eriksson, Johanna. "Personlighet, anknytningsstilar och mottaglighet för andras emotioner hos personer med och utan Asperger diagnos." Thesis, Örebro University, Department of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-2469.

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Syftet med studien är att är att studera skillnader i mottaglighet för emotionell smitta, anknytningsstilar och personlighets drag så som temperament och karaktär är hos personer diagnosticerade med Asperger jämfört med personer som inte har någon diagnos. Ett annat syfte är att studera samband mellan emotionell smitta, anknytningsstilar samt personlighetsdrag såsom temperament och karaktär. Åttioåtta försökspersoner deltog i enkät studien varav femton personer hade en Asperger diagnos och resterande sjuttiotre inte hade någon diagnos, i enkäten fick de svara på 293 påståenden som involverade emotioner, anknytning och personliga temperaments och karaktärsdrag. Samband och skillnader mellan grupperna undersöktes sedan. Resultatet visar att det existerar skillnader mellan grupperna. Studenterna är mer mottagliga för emotionerna arg än gruppen med Asperger diagnos. Individerna med en Asperger diagnos skattade sig högre i anknytningsstilen distans, sakorientering och relationsfixering än studenterna, studentgruppen tenderar att uppge personliga egenskaper som novelty seeking, reward dependent och cooperativeness i högre grad än gruppen med en Asperger diagnos. Existerande samband mellan emotioner, anknytning och personlighet visade sig. Studentgruppen visade högt samband mellan anknytningsstilen bifallsbehov och personlighetsegenskapen harm avoidance. Och Aspergergruppen visade högt sambandet mellan anknytningsstilen tillit och personlighetsegenskapen novelty seeking.


The aim of the present study is to study how the differences in susceptible for emotional contagion, attachment styles and personality features such as temperament and character within individuals diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and those individual who aren´t diagnosed. Eighty eight participated in the survey, fifteen of those had an Asperger diagnose. The survey contained 293 items involving emotions, attachment and temperament and character personality features. The result shows that differences exist between the groups in emotional contagion, attachment and personality. The students are more susceptible to angry emotions than the individuals with an Asperger diagnose. The individuals with an Asperger diagnose showed higher scores in the attachment styles distance, relation fixation and thing alignment than the students. The student group tends to state personal properties as novelty seeking, reward dependent och cooperativeness in a higher degree than individuals with an Asperger diagnose. The result also showed that there is an existing connection between emotions, attachment and personality. The group of students showed a high connection between the attachment style applause needs and the personality characteristic harm avoidance. In the Asperger group a high connection was showed between the attachment style thrust and the personality characteristic novelty seeking.

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Hicks, K. "Women's experiences of being diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in adulthood : a qualitative study." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2010. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/1143/.

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Bailey, Suzette. "Asperger's Syndrome in African American Children." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4834.

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The prevalence of autism in the United States is 1 in 68 children. African American children are less likely to receive advance testing to confirm the diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome (AS) compared to other ethnic groups. The purpose of this study was to determine if demographic factors (parental education level, family annual income, marital status of custodial parent(s), parent ethnicity, number of children in home, other children with disability, family location, mother age at time of birth, gender of child, birth status of child, adoption status and age, child order, and other disability) have any predictive relationship to AS diagnosis among African American children in the Washington Metropolitan area. A quantitative correlational study of a cross-sectional nature was conducted using a survey to collect data from parents of children age 3-16 (n= 187) who may or may not have a confirmed autism diagnosis. Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory provided an understanding of how environmental factors may be related to a diagnosis of AS. Chi-square analyses were conducted and statistically significant higher frequencies of diagnosis were found in parents with no other child with a disability, later born children, and parents who have been married. Logistic regressions analysis resulted in parental marital status being found to be a statistically significant predictor of a child having an official AS diagnosis. There is a critical need to train health care professionals working in underserved communities where minority groups may reside about AS. Results from this study may provide information to develop policies, community-based services, and programs that ensure that children can receive an accurate AS diagnosis regardless of factors such as race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.
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Brolin, Rosita. "Folk som pratar o pennor som rasslar : – om hur elever med neuropsykiatrisk diagnos upplever skoltiden." Thesis, Stockholm University, Department of Education in Arts and Professions, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-26738.

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Syftet med denna kvalitativa studie var att undersöka hur elever med neuropsykiatriska funktionshinder upplever tiden i grund- och gymnasieskolan. Mina frågeställningar handlade om i vilka sammanhang eleverna upplevde svårigheter kopplade till funktionshindren, på vilka sätt skolan visade förståelse för dessa svårigheter, hur skolan löste de problem som uppstod, vad skolan kunde ha gjort mer samt vilka starka sidor hos eleverna som var betydelsefulla i skolan. Jag intervjuade sex ungdomar i åldrarna 18 - 21 år. Jag använde mig av halvstrukturerade intervjuer. Resultatet, som analyserades ur ett sociokulturellt perspektiv, visade att eleverna upplevde svårigheter i skolan i flera olika sammanhang. Stora klasser och störande ljud i klassrummet förvärrade elevernas koncentrationssvårigheter. Projektarbeten utan strikta ramar och att tvingas redovisa inför klassen utgjorde ett stort hinder för flera av eleverna, medan undervisning på för låg nivå ledde till bristande studiemotivation. Under högstadietiden upplevde eleverna stress och svårigheter att hitta till klassrummen. Annat som medförde problem var bland annat fobier, sömnstörningar och att delta i skolidrotten. Utanförskap och mobbing i elevgrupperna var vanligt förekommande. Även lärare utsatte eleverna för kränkande särbehandling genom utpekande handlingar, skuldbeläggande och bestraffningar. Eleverna upplevde att de oftast möttes av oförståelse och okunskap från skolan. Endast enstaka lärare visade förståelse. Skolans åtgärder sattes oftast in väldigt sent och lösningarna på problemen blev därför kortvariga. Vissa åtgärder gjorde till och med större skada än nytta. Eleverna berättade om sina starka sidor och menade att dessa hjälpte dem genom åren i skolan. Av resultatet framgick att mindre klasser, men också kunskap hos lärarna och förmågan att samtala med eleverna och lyssna på dem, är viktiga medel för att kunna ta tag i problemen på ett tidigt stadium och skapa en skola för alla.


The purpose of this qualitative study was to get knowledge of experiences of the years in compulsory school and upper secondary school by pupils with neuropsychiatric disabilities. The questions dealt with when and where in school the pupils had difficulties connected to their neuropsychiatric disabilities, in what way they were met with understanding for their difficulties, how the school solved the problems, what the school could have done more and what qualities the pupils possessed that helped in school. I interviewed six youngsters in the ages of 18 - 21. I used half-structured interviews. The result was analysed in a sociocultural perspective and showed that the pupils had difficulties in many ways at school. Big classes and noises in the classroom made their concentration difficulties worse. Projects in school without strict directions as well as appearances before the class became huge barriers for some of the pupils, while teaching at a too low level led to a lack of motivation. In upper level of compulsory school the pupils felt stress and difficulties in finding classrooms. Some other problems were phobias, insomnia and participating in school gymnastics. Bullying and exclusion from fellowship was usual. Even teachers were insulting the pupils by indicating them as outsiders, blaming them for their difficulties and punishing them. The pupils experienced that they were mostly met with misunderstanding and a lack of knowledge from the school. Just a few teachers were sympathetic. The school mostly took measures very late and the solutions therefore became short-lived. Some of the measures made the problems even worse. The pupils told me about their strong sides that helped them through school. The result showed that smaller classes as well as teachers knowledge and ability to converse and listen to the pupils are important instruments to be able to face the problems in an early phase and create a school for all kinds of minds.

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Riley, Pamela G. "DSM-5, Asperger's Syndrome Diagnosis, and Mothers' Experiences with Mental Health Services." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6657.

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Mothers who have children with a previous Asperger's syndrome diagnosis had to go through a process to maintain or obtain services for their child when the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-5) removed the diagnosis. Prior to and since the release of the DSM-5 in 2013, there has been an expression of concern in the literature about how this diagnostic change would affect services for children with a previous Asperger's syndrome diagnosis. Current research has not sufficiently explored the experiences mothers have had with this process. The purpose of this hermeneutical phenomenological study was to explore the experiences of mothers since this diagnostic change. Data were collected and saturation was reached at 6 participants using semistructured interviews. Interpretive phenomenological analysis was used to interpret the experiences of these mothers which produced 3 main themes related to the process of obtaining a new diagnosis, insurance-funded services, and educationally-funded services. The results included both subthemes and superordinate themes that highlighted the need for more stakeholder education, difficulty navigating systems, the need for advocacy, concerns about new diagnoses and loss of services, and the public's perception and the stigma associated with the Asperger's syndrome diagnosis both before and after this diagnostic change. Study results may assist with improving counselors and other stakeholder's knowledge about the importance of the mothers' experiences when there is a diagnostic change of this nature. Also, counselor educators can instill the importance of diagnostic accuracy and supporting all stakeholders when teaching new counselors.
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Karlsson, Caroline. "Diagnos & Självidentitet : En kvantitativ studie om personer med funktionshindret Aspergers syndrom, deras och personalens perspektiv på diagnosen och ett specifikt boendestöds betydelse." Thesis, Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-3835.

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I den här uppsatsen studeras vilken betydelse och funktion ett specifikt boendestöd har åt psykiskt funktionshindrade personer, specifikt åt personer med funktionshindret Aspergers syndrom. Uppsatsen tar också upp boendestödjarnas perspektiv på verksamheten och deras arbete. Detta gjordes för att få en breddare förståelse kring vilken betydelse den här verksamheten har. Brukare fick delta i en enkätundersökning och kvalitativa intervjuer genomfördes med personalen och en brukare. Genom det insamlade materialet fick jag ta del en mängd intressanta tankar och åsikter kring boendestödet, det visade sig också att diagnosen roll var en central problematik för så väl brukare som personal. Genom de valda teoretiska utgångspunkterna problematiserade och teoretiserade jag kring mitt material, där jag använde mig av empowerment som begrepp och tankemodell, Gidddens begrepp självet, tillit, ontologisk trygghet och abstrakta system, Beckers stämplingsteori samt Layders teori om de fyra sociala domänerna. Det jag kommit fram till är att boendestödet är av stor betydelse för brukare med Aspergers, då boendestödjarna kan hjälpa brukaren till att stärka dennes empowerment. Empowerment ger brukaren kraften och självförtroendet till att känna att denne själv har kontrollen över sin livssituation. Samtidigt fann jag att diagnosen motarbetar empowermentprocessen, då brukaren blir stämplad som avvikare i samhället på grund av diagnosen och blir tvungen att underordna det abstrakta systemets normer för att få rätten till stöd och hjälp.


This study sets out to explore how a living support for mentally impaired individuals functions and its contribution for these individuals. The focus of the study concentrates on individuals with the mental disability, the Aspergers syndrome. The study centers around on these individuals perspective on the living support and the personnel working at the living support. In addition, the study also examines the personnel’s perspective on their work and the living support activity. This focus was chosen in order to give a broader perspective about the living support. Users participated in a smaller survey and qualitative interviews were carried out with the personnel and one user at one living support establishment. Through the collected material the study enabled to achieve many interesting and valuable opinions about the living support. The study showed that the diagnose alone of mental disability both played a central part for both the individual and the personnel. The theoretical viewpoints that serve as starting point and model for the sociological problematisation were empowerment, Gidden’s concepts of the self-identity, trust and basic conviction and abstract systems, Howard Beckers labelling theory as well as Layder’s domain theory about the four social domains. The analysis of the study has shown that the living support has a great contribution for users with Asbergers syndrome, since the personnel can strengthen the individuals’ empowerment.  The empowerment process gives the users power and self confidence to take control over his/her’s situation in life. Another finding from the study shows that the individuals diagnose oppose the empowerment process, when the individual is being labelling into a deviant, thus also force into submissive norms of an abstract society in order to receive the right of support and aid.

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Sahlin, Emelie, and Petra Leandersson. "En skola för alla : Inkludering av elever med autism, asperger syndrom och ADHD." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för pedagogik, psykologi och idrottsvetenskap, PPI, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-10544.

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I denna litteraturstudie har vi ämnat undersöka vad inkludering innebär, med fokus på elever med autism, asperger syndrom och ADHD. Vi har också undersökt vad effekten blir av att ha elever med dessa diagnoser i det vanliga klassrummet samt sökt strategier för att hjälpa dem. Genom att samla in data från vetenskapliga artiklar har vi nått vårt syfte som vi sedan analyserat utifrån ett specialpedagogiskt perspektiv. Resultatet visar att inkluderad undervisning innebär att alla elever ska undervisas tillsammans och att det är skolans uppgift att möta alla elevers olikheter och anpassas efter olikheterna. Effekterna av den inkluderande undervisningen har visat sig vara både positiva och negativa. Strategier för att hjälpa elever i svårigheter finns det många, men någon färdig mall går inte presentera.
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Wickström, Linda. "Lärares syn på neuropsykiatriska diagnoser : För- och nackdelar med diagnoserna ADHD och Aspergers syndrome." Thesis, Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Education, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-4935.

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This essay discusses the advantages and disadvantages with neuropsychiatric diagnoses. The research is based not only on earlier research within this subject, but also on qualitative interviews with five teachers that work with students ranging in grades from one to nine.

For a more narrow focus, this essay focuses on the diagnoses ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and Aspergers Syndrome.

The interviewed teachers see both positive and negative aspects with these diagnoses. Divided opinions are found in the present literature, but most authors often sided either for or against. One piece in the literature presents three different authors’ views concerning the diagnoses. All three authors had divided opinions and backgrounds. This essay sheds some light on these conflicting and contradictory views. The teachers that were interviewed often shared the same views, but even had differing opinions about the meaning and relevance of the diagnoses.

The different diagnoses are described in the literature review. Also included are a section about adapted/tailored education and other issues that should be discussed in the school setting. Differing authors’ opinions and views concerning the positive and negative aspects of neuropsychiatric diagnoses, ADHD and Aspergers Syndrome, are discussed.

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Berggren, Hanna. "Den nya diagnosen : En diskursanalys av den tidiga rådgivningslitteraturen kring Aspergers syndrom." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för idé- och lärdomshistoria, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-192186.

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I uppsatsen utförs en diskursanalys av tidig rådgivningslitteratur som behandlar aspergers syndrom och som riktar sig till personer med aspergers syndrom och personer i dessas närmaste omgivning. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur författarna etablerar den nya diagnosen och hur de etablerar hur den bör fungera i sitt sociala sammanhang. Analysen visar att författarna beskriver att det finns flera tillgängliga definitioner av aspergers syndrom och att det råder stor oenighet även kring om det över huvud taget bör vara en diagnos. Diagnosen framstår som mycket flexibel i sin tillämning. Resultatet av undersökningen indikerar att införandet av aspergersdiagnosen påverkar diagnosproducenternas blick för vad som är avvikande beteende. Trots den oenighet författarna beskriver kring kategorin aspergers syndrom, beskriver de inte desto mindre denna som en mycket viktig kategori och dess införande som en stor framgång. Författarna tillämpar kategorin för att tolka och beskriva människor. De tillämpar den även på människor ifrån äldre tider och beskriver tidigare kategoriseringar som felaktiga. Denna känsla av framsteg blir intressant i ljus av att det finns planer på att upplösa diagnosen aspergers syndrom mindre än 20 år efter de här texterna skrivs. Författarna etablerar att kategorin aspergers syndrom bör användas för att skapa ett nytt förhållningssätt till personer med aspergers och för att skapa en ny självförståelse, både hos personerna själva och hos deras föräldrar. Analysen visar hur författarna etablerar att diagnosen i sig ska avhjälpa det tillstånd som diagnostiseras.
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Johansson, Annika, and Anna Ferrand-Drake. "Unga vuxna med Aspergers syndrom. Diagnosen och ålderns betydelse - Sociala relationer - Samhällsstöd." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-26542.

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Syftet med denna studie var att via föräldrarnas iakttagelser av sina barn beskriva unga personer med Asperger syndrom. Vi har haft som mål att undersöka på vilket sätt åldern för diagnosen påverkat barnens/de ungas situation. Vi ville även belysa hur barnens/de ungas relationer med jämnåriga gestaltade sig under skoltiden och under tonårstiden. Dessutom ville vi undersöka vilka stödinsatser som barnen/de unga erhållit från samhället. Studien baserar sig på intervjuer med föräldrar till unga personer med Aspergers syndrom, samt på litteraturstudier. Resultatet av studien visade att personer med Asperger syndrom ofta behöver stöd och hjälp av föräldrar och samhället för att klara av att leva ett eget och självständigt liv. Personer med Aspergers syndrom upplevde enligt föräldrarna ofta problem i relationerna med jämnåriga, men hade vanligen en önskan om att ingå på ett normalt sätt i relationer. Speciellt stora upplevdes problemen vara under tonårstiden. Variationen i samhällsstödet till barnen/de unga med Aspergers syndrom var stort. Stödet från samhället kunde innebära speciellt anpassade pedagogiska metoder i skolan, stöd i den dagliga livsföringen, ledsagarservice och boendestöd av olika slag. Föräldrarna hade både goda och dåliga erfarenheter av det stöd och hjälp som samhället har att erbjuda. Det fanns en variation mellan hur föräldrar har upplevt situationen för sina barn med Aspergers syndrom, beroende av hur och vid vilken ålder deras barn fått sin diagnos.
The purpose with this study is to describe 4 young persons with AS, how they experienced their teenage time and how they are experiencing their life today. The study is based on interviews with parents of young people with AS together with literature study. The result of the study was that individuals with AS often need help and support by parents and society to manage to live as independent as possible. Other result where that the knowledge in society of AS is diversified and varied in support from society, for the individuals that are diagnosed with AS. Parents have both good and bad experiences of the support that is given from society to individuals with AS.There is a distinction between how parents experienced the situation for their children with AS, dependent of how and when the individual received the diagnose.
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Kock, Elizabeth. "The impact of a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome on women's expectations of intimate relationships." Thesis, Middlesex University, 2016. http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/19145/.

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Women may present with slightly more subtle symptoms and could be more likely to only be diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) during adulthood, which may have implications for the way in which they view themselves, and for potential relationships. This dissertation explores the experience of intimate relationships of women who have been diagnosed with ASD in adulthood. Semi-structured interviews were used to interview eight participants. The data was transcribed and analysed using the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) method.
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Schultz, Lori K. "BEST PRACTICES FOR COLLEGES TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS WITH ASPERGER’S SYNDROME AND COMORBID DIAGNOSES." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1308495046.

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Andersson, Annelie. "Har någon frågat eleven? : Ett arbete om två skolors insatser för elever med specialpedagogiska diagnoser." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för didaktik, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-143155.

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Rubio, Tommasin Maria. "En kvalitativ studie om hur ungdomar med diagnosen Asperger syndrom samt föräldrar upplever och uppfattar skolsituationen." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-28249.

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Syftet med studien är att beskriva och analysera hur ungdomar med diagnos Aspergers syndrom uppfattar och upplever sin skolsituation samt även föräldrarnas erfarenheter och upplevelser om att ha ett barn med Asperger syndrom och dess skolsituation. De frågeställningar jag utgått ifrån har varit: Vilka uppfattningar och upplevelser har ungdomar av att vara en elev med Aspergers syndrom? Vilka uppfattningar och upplevelser har föräldrar av att ha ett barn med Aspergers syndrom? Hur menar ungdomar och föräldrar att skolsituationen såg ut innan respektive efter att diagnosen Aspergers syndrom fastställts? I studien använder jag mig av en kvalitativ ansats. Med hjälp av en semistrukturerad intervjuguide intervjuades sju ungdomar, tre flickor i åldrarna 15-20, fyra pojkar i åldrarna 13-20, samt elva föräldrar. Slutligen gjordes en kvalitativ innehållsanalys på det transkriberade intervjumaterialet, vilket innebar att de meningsbärande enheter som motsvarade syftet togs fram. Därefter kondenserades, kodades och kategoriserades materialet. De kategorier som skapades i ungdoms perspektiv var: Skola, Stigmatisering, Upplevelse och uppfattningar gällande Aspergers syndrom och Stödet i skolan. Föräldrarnas kategorier var: Skola, Stigmatisering, Ny kunskap, Coping och Föräldrastrid för barnens rättighet. Utifrån dessa teman kan slutsatsen dras att ungdomar och föräldrar visar en stor besvikelse inför skolan. Framförallt handlar det om pedagogernas stöd och förståelse, som har långt ifrån tillräcklig med kunskap om vad det innebär att ha Aspergers syndrom.
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Geller, Norman J. "Asperger's Syndrome and Non-verbal Learning Disabilities: A study of differential diagnosis agreement across disciplines." VCU Scholars Compass, 2005. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1373.

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Mental health professionals tend to have a clinical perspective that is dependent upon Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV-TR (DSM-IV) criteria for a differential diagnosis. School-based clinicians are bound by regulations governing special education placement established by Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). While both sets of clinicians generate diagnostic recommendations for students, the guidelines and criteria are not of parallel descriptors. AS is only a diagnosis provided for in DSM-IV. Non-verbal learning disability (NVLD) and high functioning autism (HFA) are addressed in both DSM-IV and IDEA. The dilemma presented to clinicians is intertwining the terminology of both fields in order to provide a more concise and meaningful diagnosis for the students who are being served. Although school-based and mental-health clinicians provide services for students, the criteria employed may differ. Essentially, the descriptors that are applied to Asperger's Syndrome (AS) and NVLD are similar and may only differ in the criteria used by different discipline affiliations. Upon review of the literature, there seems to be some question about the different clinical perspectives and diagnosis that may emerge. The criteria used for disability identification is often based upon discipline affiliation. Bashe and Kirby (2000) suggest that psychiatrists may identify students with AS while an education-based organization might suggest a learning disability and yet, a speech and language pathologist might refer to the same set of characteristics as a semantic-pragmatic disorder or an audiologist would refer to a central auditory processing disorder. Furthermore, Bashe and Kirby felt that the "specialist" generally sees and identifies the facet of AS that pertains to their area of expertise. While identification is a critical component of planning intervention, service delivery of both AS and NVLD students are relegated to educators and the school-based program. Therefore, the terminology employed to identify a disability must be applicable to the school setting. The literature often refers to AS in a hyphenated context with HFA. Rather than there being a consistent diagnostic category of AS, AS is often joined with HFA as a means of describing symptoms that transcend characteristics of autism but still have similarities with students classified as having autism. There is also a considerable amount of literature that differentiates the two terms and refers to AS and HFA as two distinct disabilities. Furthermore, there is a great deal of conjecture regarding AS as a type of learning disability. This study will ascertain whether there is agreement between disciplines in diagnosis of AS and NVLD, whether or not there is consistency between and among disciplines regarding the importance of specific characteristics of the two disabilities, and the application of these characteristics when rendering a diagnosis and intervention recommendations. While the results of this study did not demonstrate an interaction between diagnosis and professional discipline affiliation, it did demonstrate that the rate of correct diagnosis for AS was significantly higher than that of NVLD and autism. An alternative conclusion is that AS is overly diagnosed and impacting the rate of correct diagnosis for NVLD and autism. While there was an association between the elements used for clinical diagnosis of both autism and AS, there was a demonstrable correlation of service delivery models for both NVLD and AS and a departure of similarities in service delivery between AS and autism. Implications of these results are discussed in greater detail.
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Cousins, Emma. "Research portfolio : [the experience of a late diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome or high-functioning autism]." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.430502.

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Hampson, Lindsey. "Parental attributions, responses and expectancy towards behaviours of children with a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.421834.

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Tilki, Susan. "A mixed methods exploration of the sense of self among people diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in adulthood." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/15503.

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Asperger syndrome is a relatively recent diagnostic classification. Several factors, including a high prevalence of mental illness, mean receiving a diagnosis in adulthood is a very unique experience but remarkably there is little literature about the impact on individuals. Instead the dominance of the medical/psychiatric paradigm pervades and limits understanding and possibilities. The main implication is a lack of clarity about what support services are needed and effective, and as such the needs of this population are often overlooked. This is the first study to explore the sense of self among a sample of males and females diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in adulthood using social constructionist and constructivist ideas. It was interested in whether personal construal of the self before diagnosis and self after diagnosis were differentiated. Given the importance in the development of self-concept of discriminations between the self and others, the research also sought to explore how people diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in adulthood construe other people with and without Asperger syndrome. Using the repertory grid and other techniques from Personal Construct Psychology (Kelly, 1955) in combination with a semi-structured interview, this study presents a novel exploration of idiosyncrasies and commonalities across a demographically diverse sample of eight participants. An extended analysis of a unique subsample of women diagnosed aged 50 years and over was undertaken. Both cognitively complex and simple construct systems were found across the sample. Findings indicated the self before diagnosis was construed critically and was more elaborated than the self after diagnosis. Several participants had a reduced sense of self following diagnosis. The diagnosis offered an explanation of symptoms but for some participants these symptoms were a way of life and accommodating the new label with the existing view of self posed challenges. An overarching and striking theme was the sense of difference felt by participants before and after diagnosis. This study offers a fresh insight into a virtually unexplored population which, through dissemination, may influence the way clinical psychologists and other practitioners work to support adults diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Recommendations for clinical practice included approaches that target the need for individuality, commonality and sociality, and should be gender-specific where possible. Such approaches might elaborate multiple aspects of self, the diagnosis and related dilemmas. They should support people to widen their perceptual field to alternative ways of construing and explore change. The mixed method approach was assessed to be a strength of the study and a number of recommendations for future research are presented.
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Szentmiklosi, Jillian. "Self-Determination Among Community College Students Diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome: A Qualitative Study." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2009. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3452.

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This qualitative research study investigated the self-determination of community college students diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome (AS). Varying levels of self-determination were displayed within each of the five participants. However, despite the unique characteristics and experiences of the participants, five major and two minor themes related to the collegial experiences of these students were revealed. The major themes highlighted were that community college students with AS (a) enjoyed academic success, (b) found disability services and accommodations important, (c) chose majors based on personal interests, (d) relied on family members for support, and (e) had difficulty developing social connections on campus. The minor themes related to the particular importance of faculty and attendance at a community college to some of the students.
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Szentmiklosi, Jillian M. "Self-determination among community college students diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome a qualitative study /." Orlando, Fla. : University of Central Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002880.

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