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Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder : an auto-ethnography on educational support
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/71691 Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder : an auto-ethnography on educational support Wassermann, Johannes Michiel u12106543@tuks.co.za Steyn, Miemsie G. Gouws, Emile UCTD Educational support Autism spectrum disorder First Generation Theory Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018. I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at the age of four and a half years with a prognosis of not being able to attend a mainstream school or function optimally in society. The purpose of this study was to illustrate the importance of educational support for development in the cognitive, social, emotional and physical domains to enable me to complete my school career with university exemption. Although numerous studies on ASD and the child_s functioning in society have been conducted, no study could be identified where the journey with ASD is described from the perspective of a person with this disorder. The theoretical framework which guided my study was Vygotsky_s First Generation Theory (FGT), which views the support process as consisting of three elements, namely subject, object and tools, all standing in a reciprocal relationship with one another, thus implying mutual interaction. This study was situated within the interpretive paradigm, following a qualitative approach by making use of an auto-ethnographic design which allowed me to share my experiences as an individual with ASD. Participants included members from both my internal (family members) and external support systems (therapists and school psychologist). Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and documents, such as my mother_s book, my school performance cards and psychological and therapist reports. Support emerged as main theme with sub-categories: dedication, structure, finances, loss and decisions, which are all indispensable in the educational support process. The overall significance of the research study is the importance of educational support in establishing the child with ASD so that he/she can complete a school career with university exemption. TM2019 mi2026 Humanities Education MEd Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities 2019-10-09T14:22:57Z 2019-10-09T14:22:57Z 19/09/06 2019 Dissertation Gouws, E 2019, Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder : an auto-ethnography on educational support, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71691> S2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71691 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Educational support Autism spectrum disorder First Generation Theory Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder : an auto-ethnography on educational support |
| title | Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder : an auto-ethnography on educational support |
| title_full | Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder : an auto-ethnography on educational support |
| title_fullStr | Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder : an auto-ethnography on educational support |
| title_full_unstemmed | Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder : an auto-ethnography on educational support |
| title_short | Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder : an auto-ethnography on educational support |
| title_sort | living with autism spectrum disorder an auto ethnography on educational support |
| topic | UCTD Educational support Autism spectrum disorder First Generation Theory Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71691 |