Indigenous Autism in Canada: A Scoping Review.

Autism Canada Indigenous Indigenous Quality Assessment Tool (IQAT) Scoping Review

Journal

Journal of autism and developmental disorders
ISSN: 1573-3432
Titre abrégé: J Autism Dev Disord
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7904301

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
22 Jul 2023
Historique:
accepted: 08 06 2023
medline: 22 7 2023
pubmed: 22 7 2023
entrez: 22 7 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Currently there is a severe lack of research on autism and Indigenous people in Canada. This scoping review explores this literature gap and assesses the same literature from an Indigenous perspective. Scoping reviews are an effective means to explore the literature in a specific area, in this case, autism and Indigenous people in Canada. We explored existing literature as it pertains to Indigenous populations and autism in Canada. To support this review, the Indigenous Quality Assessment Tool (QAT) was adapted to appraise the quality of literature. In total, there were a total of 212 articles identified of which 24 met the inclusion criteria: (1) some focus on autism, (2) a component specific to Indigenous people, and (3) specific to Canada. Of the 24 articles and reports, 15 were peer-reviewed and the rest considered grey literature. Most articles focused on program delivery with some literature using primary data (quantitative and/or qualitative). Overall, the quality of the research was appraised as poor, as determined by the QAT. Findings reaffirm the critical need for research that addresses autism in Indigenous communities within Canada and show the importance of having research done in full partnership with, or led by, Indigenous people.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37480443
doi: 10.1007/s10803-023-06045-z
pii: 10.1007/s10803-023-06045-z
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Informations de copyright

© 2023. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Grant Bruno (G)

Department of Pediatrics, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, 11405- 87 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1C9, Canada. gcbruno@ualberta.ca.
Samson Cree Nation, Maskwacîs, AB, Canada. gcbruno@ualberta.ca.

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum (L)

Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta c/o Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, 10230 111th Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T5G 0B, Canada.

Emily Coombs (E)

Department of Educational Psychology, Counselling Psychology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.

David Nicholas (D)

Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.

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