A recent article summarizing a study illustrates the bias found in many “mental health” surveys.
“The team used 10 survey items they considered indicative of flourishing — a concept drawn from the positive psychology literature — including questions about a child’s ability to finish tasks, stay calm in the face of challenges, and make and keep friends. They then used a statistical analysis to group related items into three domains: social competence, behavioral control and school motivation. Autistic children scored lower than non-autistic children on the social competence and behavioral control domains, the study suggested.”
“After [the researchers] controlled for measurement bias, the flourishing gap between autistic and non-autistic children narrowed in all three subdomains. The remaining differences between groups “should be interpreted with caution,” according to the re-analysis.”
Remember these things when someone tells you that a “solution” or “program” is evidence-based. As my dissertation found, there is more chance than not that there is No Place for Autism in such work.
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‘Flourishing’ measure may not hold up for autistic children
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A recent article summarizing a study illustrates the bias found in many “mental health” surveys.
Remember these things when someone tells you that a “solution” or “program” is evidence-based. As my dissertation found, there is more chance than not that there is No Place for Autism in such work.