An Exploration into Indigenous Autism
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emma Anderson
Description
Brief discussion of the lack of information on autism in the Indigenous population.
Brief discussion of the lack of information on autism in the Indigenous population.
Health Sciences Thesis (PhD) -- Simon Fraser University, 2022.
Related Material: Part 2: What We Heard Report; Part 3: Data Summary; Executive Summary.
Uses a weighted sample of 2,211 First Nations children and 34,575 non-Indigenous children extracted from administrative databases of institutions which provided child protection services.
Results from 1,350 individuals living in 25 communities. Respondents were asked questions about employment, income, ability to meet expenses, retirement, cultural practices, First Nations language skills, and physical health.