R Glenn Weaver, Michael W Beets, Michelle Perry, Ethan Hunt, Keith Brazendale, Lindsay Decker, Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy, Russell Pate, Shawn D Youngstedt, Brian E Saelens, Alberto Maydeu-Olivares
Changes in children's sleep and physical activity during a 1-week versus a 3-week break from school: a natural experiment
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school important context identity development across childhood adolescence formative experiences impact adulthood minimal research examined firstperson autistic perspectives school experiences shape autistic identity well intersecting identities study examined school messages autistic individuals received individuals engaged external messages formulate identities ten usbased autistic adolescents adults ages 1535 participated qualitative interviews elementary secondary school experiences interactions teachers peers shaped identities two interviewees also engaged three followup interviews member checking data gathering using critical constructivist approach informed grounded theory coded interviews inductively ensured trustworthiness data peer debriefing reflexive journaling memoing member checking school context autistic students received stigmatizing messages teachers peers regarding autism messages varied relation students identities including race gender participants felt following autism disclosure teachers viewed narrowly autism lens participants actively resisted negative messages teachers peers reclaiming autistic identity reframed redefined autistic identity embraced autismrelated strengths actively made choices disclose autism decisions around autism disclosure intersected decisions emphasize identities race mental health especially identities visible acceptable others school context conveyed powerful stigmatizing messages around autism response autistic students actively reclaimed shaped identities prioritize positive empowered sense self findings show need educators model positive perceptions autism build inclusive school community advocate autistic representation schools facilitate autismaffirming messages