What is it about?
This paper presents a framework for engaging the autistic community in an effort to conceptualize more reliable, valid and effective supports for Energy Regulation. It combines theoretical insights as well as first-hand accounts from a diverse group of autistic people to identify and address the need of community informed supports for regulation. Based upon the qualitative data presented in this manuscript, incorporating the autistic community voice when devising tools and strategies is validating of their experiences and generates useful supports.
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Why is it important?
No group has more stake in the game than the community that researchers, educators and practitioners aim to serve. In our field, we must recognize not only that autistic people are those most affected by decisions around programming and policies, but that they are key informants in decisions around the conceptualization, implementation and evaluation of educational programming for autistic learners. Too often, they are left out of these discussions altogether.
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This page is a summary of: Leveling Up Regulatory Support Through Community Collaboration, Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, April 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),
DOI: 10.1044/2020_persp-20-00197.
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