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EJ884000 - Autism from a Religious Perspective: A Study of Parental Beliefs in South Asian Muslim Immigrant Families

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ERIC #:	EJ884000
Title:	Autism from a Religious Perspective: A Study of Parental Beliefs in South Asian Muslim Immigrant Families
Authors:	Jegatheesan, Brinda; Miller, Peggy J.; Fowler, Susan A.
Descriptors:	Muslims; Multicultural Education; Autism; Religion; Immigrants; Religious Factors; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Parent Attitudes; Ethnography; Child Rearing; Islamic Culture; Islam; Child Development; Asians; Multilingualism; Family Relationship; Young Children
Source:	Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, v25 n2 p98-109 2010
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Publisher:	SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Publication Date:	2010-00-00
Pages:	12
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Abstract:	Three multilingual immigrant South Asian Muslim families who have children with autism were interviewed to ascertain their beliefs about autism. Data were drawn from interviews and conversations recorded during 17 months of ethnographic fieldwork in homes and community. Results indicate that families understood the task of raising a child with autism in religious terms. In keeping with the precepts of Islam, their overarching goal was to raise their children as normally as possible, incorporating them into ordinary social, linguistic, and religious practices at home and in the community. Parents strongly contested experts' understandings of autism, which they believed undermined rather than promoted their children's development. Findings have implications for multicultural teacher education and enhancing home, community, and school collaboration. (Contains 2 tables.)
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ISSN:	ISSN-1088-3576
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Languages:	English
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Direct Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088357610361344

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