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2022-10-01
SSHRC IG awarded 2023: This project will co-design targeted supports, enhanced strategies, and practice-based policies to enhance autistic postsecondary (PS) students' sense of belonging within Canadian institutions. Accessing and navigating campus life and attaining credentials is difficult for...
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Fall 2024
In Canada, there is a significant lack of research on the lived experience of autism within First Nations communities. Canada's Human Rights Tribunal found that the Government of Canada was discriminating against First Nations children based on race and national ethnic origin. Systemic barriers...
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2022-11-15
SSHRC PDG awarded 2023: This project will be the first large-scale, multi-method study to comprehensively examine autistic written language development with a focus on understanding the intersections between writing products, writing processes, and autistic identity. Over three years, we will...
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Student Experiences of a Diversity-Positive Chapter Book: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis Using an Arts-Informed Analysis
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This study aimed to understand the lived experience of school-aged children engaging with a diversity-positive chapter book in a classroom setting. Participants were 9 third-grade students and 26 sixth-grade students and their respective teachers in a Canadian urban school. An interpretive...
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University belonging on Canadian post-secondary campuses: The Autism Centred - University Belonging Model
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Background. Higher education transcends academic pursuit; it fosters social community, exploration, exposure to diverse experiences, and career fulfillment. However, Autistic postsecondary students often face barriers that hinder their sense of belonging. Studies indicate 40- 70% of these...