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Author(s), year and title Participant details Approach and method Results Conclusions Strengths Limitations MacLeod and Johnston. (2007) Standing out and fitting in: a report on a support group for individuals with Asperger syndrome using a personal account. One participant (second author). Female. Age not stated. Received diagnosis at 52. Case study. Description of support group given. Edited transcript of a question and answer session from a workshop presented by authors is given. Questions and answers were given in written form in the presentation (as this is the preferred way of second author). Diagnosis specific information (quotes chosen by reviewer): ‘I desperately to find out what was wrong with me. I had seen a [TV] programme about young children with autism’ (p85). Following diagnosis ‘When I got home and thought it over I felt like killing myself” (p85). ‘The diagnosis (...). confirmed my suspicions, that I had a really good mind, was trying to function through a physical organ (my brain) which doesn’t work properly. The consequences of this are that I can do virtually nothing with these abilities’ (p85). More support needed for social difficulties and for period immediately diagnosis. Policy makers need to revise judgements of what constitutes acceptable goals and place value on process rather than product. Need for more emphasis on the experience of participants when evaluating the efficacy of models. Participant article ensuring that the article reflects her experiences. There was no analysis of the transcript. No analysis of data. The transcript presented was edited, but it is not explained how it was edited.
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