Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 29 autistic adults (aged 20-71 years), mostly diagnosed in adulthood, and 16 relatives (aged 31-81 years) of autistic adults diagnosed across both childhood and adulthood (including some with learning disability). A national cohort study of autistic adults and relatives of autistic adults (ASC-UK), enabled purposive recruitment of a diverse sample. This qualitative study aimed to understand experiences of autism throughout adulthood. The implications of these findings are reappraised in the context of previous research and the wider literature on identity formation.Īutistic children grow to become autistic adults, and autism is increasingly diagnosed in adulthood and later life. Finally, participants highlighted the importance of the societal view of Asperger syndrome.
Participants made links between how they felt when they received the diagnosis and their current beliefs about both their symptoms' and themselves. These beliefs had an effect on the formation of each individual's perceived self-identity. Individuals discussed their negative life experiences and their experience of services prior to diagnosis, which led to individuals holding certain beliefs about the symptoms of Asperger syndrome. Results suggested that six major themes were associated with receiving a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome. This study used a phenomenological approach to examine the experiences of 10 adults receiving such a diagnosis. A number of factors make receiving a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome in adulthood a unique experience. However, this is America.Asperger syndrome is a relatively new diagnostic classification. "The Rittenhouse case has pulled back the curtain on profound cracks in our justice system - from deep bias routinely and unabashedly displayed by the judge, to apathy of officers who witnessed Rittenhouse's actions and did nothing." I hope everyone can accept the verdict, remain peaceful, and let the community of Kenosha heal and rebuild."īEN CRUMP, CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER, ON TWITTER "I believe justice has been served in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. This verdict was not only outrageous and dangerous, it was also an obvious signal that encourages and notifies 'vigilantes' that they can continue to use violence to assert their power, and more importantly that they are above the criminal justice system when they do." "These continue to be dark days for black people killed at the hands of people that believe our lives do not matter. REVEREND AL SHARPTON, CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, IN A STATEMENT "Kyle Rittenhouse is not guilty my friends. REPRESENTATIVE FROM NORTH CAROLINA, ON INSTAGRAM VIDEO Maybe close to the value America puts on guns, depending on whose hands they're in." "What's the value of white tears (not even that many) in this country? Clearly more than Black lives and those who fight for them. JUMAANE WILLIAMS, DEMOCRATIC POLITICIAN, ON TWITTER
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"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." "The verdict in the #KyleRittenhouseTrial is a reminder of the treacherous role that white supremacy and privilege play within our justice system." We ask that all members of the public accept the verdicts peacefully and not resort to violence."ĭERRICK JOHNSON, NAACP PRESIDENT AND CEO, ON TWITTER Certainly, issues regarding the privilege of self-defense remain highly contentious in our current times. "We respect the jury verdict based on three and a half days of careful deliberations. MICHAEL GRAVELEY, KENOSHA COUNTY DA, IN A STATEMENT "We are all so very happy that Kyle can live his life as a free and innocent man, but in this whole situation there are no winners, there are two people who lost their lives and that's not lost on us at all."
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