What do autistic children who are interested in letters and numbers do with them? A qualitative study
This study reveals that the interest in written material manifests itself in atypical ways in autism and is not comparable to the development of an interest in reading in a typically developing context. This interest also presents multiple beneficial aspects for children and their families.
Authors
- Alexia Ostrolenk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0353-5786)
- Laurent Mottron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5668-5422)
- Mélanie Boisvert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9997-3082)
Institutions
- St Michael’s Hospital (IE)
- Autism Canada (CA)
- Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (CA)
- Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies (CA)
- Digital Research Alliance of Canada
- Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
- Unity Health Toronto
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being
- Published
- 2025-05-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2025.2500851
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.72