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Knowing me, knowing you: perspectives on awareness in autism
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-08, 23:14 authored by Nicola YuillNicola Yuill, Sarah Parsons, Judith Good, Mark BrosnanPurpose: This paper raises important questions from the different perspectives on autism research that arose from a seminar on autism and technology, held as part of an ESRC-funded series on innovative technologies for autism. Design/methodology/approach: The paper focuses on the roles of technology in understanding questions about different perspectives on autism: how do people on the spectrum see neurotypicals (people without autism) and vice versa?; how do we use eye-gaze differently from each other?; how might technology influence what is looked at and how we measure this?; what differences might there be in how people use imitation of others?; and finally, how should we study and treat any differences? Findings: We synthesise common themes from invited talks and responses. The audience discussions highlighted the ways in which we take account of human variation, how we can understand the perspective of another, particularly across third-person and second-person approaches in research, and how researchers and stakeholders engage with each other. Originality/value: We argue that the question of perspectives is important for considering how people with autism and neurotypical people interact in everyday contexts, and how researchers frame their research questions and methods. We propose that stakeholders and researchers can fruitfully engage directly in discussions of research, in ways that benefit both research and practice.
History
Publication status
- Published
File Version
- Accepted version
Journal
Journal of Assistive TechnologiesISSN
1754-9450Publisher
EmeraldExternal DOI
Issue
4Volume
9Page range
233-238Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
Full text available
- Yes
Peer reviewed?
- No