Autism: identity formation and experience of eye-contact

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dc.check.chapterOfThesisAcknowledgements Sections of the Appendices, including research proposal forms, sample transcript, PETs and GETsen
dc.check.date2025-10-31
dc.contributor.advisorRyan, Christianen
dc.contributor.advisorMurphy, Mikeen
dc.contributor.authorGarvey, Alison
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-30T09:01:59Z
dc.date.available2022-09-30T09:01:59Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-06
dc.date.submitted2022-05-06
dc.description.abstractOne of the characteristic hallmarks of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) includes an atypical response to eye-contact. Experimental research has contributed significantly to the extant literature on eye-contact in ASD; however, there is a dearth of qualitative research exploring the phenomenological experience of eye-contact for autistic individuals. The current study aimed to explore the subjective experience of deliberate and self-conscious adaptation of eye-contact by autistic participants using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Nine autistic adults were interviewed. Group experiential themes included; (1) Eye-contact: Awareness and motivation, (2) Phenomenology of eye-contact, and (3) Strategies to make eye-contact. This study makes an important and novel contribution to understanding the experience of eye-contact for autistic individuals, and highlights factors influencing effective eye-contact, which may have implications for psychological intervention.en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationGarvey, A. M. 2022. Autism: identity formation and experience of eye-contact. DClinPsych Thesis, University College Cork.en
dc.identifier.endpage236en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/13709
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.rights© 2022, Alison Garvey.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectEye-contacten
dc.subjectQualitativeen
dc.subjectAutism spectrum disorderen
dc.subjectInterpretative phenomenological analysisen
dc.titleAutism: identity formation and experience of eye-contacten
dc.title.alternativeStudy 1: Autistic identity: a qualitative synthesis exploring autistic peoples’ perceptions and understandings of autism spectrum disorderen
dc.title.alternativeStudy 2: Deliberate and self-conscious adaptation of eye-contact by people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)en
dc.typeDoctoral thesisen
dc.type.qualificationlevelPractitioner Doctorateen
dc.type.qualificationnameDClinPsych - Doctor of Clinical Psychologyen
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