assignment 7

Running Head: AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER 1

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER 2

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Shemelia Branch

Post University

The first peer-reviewed article I will consider is titled “Vaccines and autism: A preliminary qualitative study on the beliefs of concerned mothers in Italy” and written by (Pivetti, Melotti, & Mancini, 6th April 2020). The hypothetical statement indicates that administering measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) is not associated with children's high increase of autism. The overall method used is qualitative, which concludes that the vaccine is not associated with autism. The main limitation of the study is the small sample size.

The second peer-reviewed article was written by (Chen, Xu, Huang & Dhar on 3rd January 2013). The hypothetical statement indicates that autistic children are unaware of their conditions. The article used a qualitative method, interviewing 42 parents of autistic children. The main weakness of the article is that it interviewed parents instead of children who have first-hand information. The results from the study indicate that most people are not aware of the disorder due to inaccessibility to genetic testing.

The third study resource will come from a gov website written by (Coleman-Smith, Smith, Milne & Thompson on 13th March 2020). The hypothetical statements indicate that people with autism face discrimination in society. The article uses the qualitative method where it found that autistic people are vulnerable to poor mental health, low self-worth, isolation, discrimination, and stigma. The main weakness is that some participants could not talk, thus giving limited information.

Based on the video, I will use the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl0R7tDWLrc, an interview recorded by Dr.Tom Shives in the Mayo Clinic radio station. The hypothetical question is that autism is treatable and has vivid symptoms. The interview was recorded on 10th February 2020. The main limitation of the video is the small sample size of three people only. Based on the video is that autism is treatable through intensive therapy and has vivid symptoms.

The second video I will consider is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWehRv6M3EY to the video that was recorded on 15th October 2020. The hypothetical question in the video is that most people are not aware of autistic disorder. The video indicates that people are aware of the disorder through the advancement of technology. The main limitation of the video is that only the views of a single specialist were considered throughout.

References

Chen, L. S., Xu, L., Huang, T. Y., & Dhar, S. U. (2013). Autism genetic testing: a qualitative study of awareness, attitudes, and experiences among parents of children with autism spectrum disorders. Genetics in Medicine, 15(4), 274-281. https://www.nature.com/articles/gim2012145

Coleman-Smith, R. S., Smith, R., Milne, E., & Thompson, A. R. (2020). ‘Conflict versus congruence’: A qualitative study exploring the experience of gender dysphoria for adults with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 50(8), 2643. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7374476/

Pivetti, M., Melotti, G., & Mancini, C. (2020). Vaccines and autism: A preliminary qualitative study on the beliefs of concerned mothers in Italy. International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being, 15(1), 1754086. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17482631.2020.1754086