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Communication apprehension among autistic employees

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Titel: Communication apprehension among autistic employees
Autoren: Cardon, Peter Wilson (author)
Verlagsinformationen: University of Southern California Digital Library (USC.DL), 2022.
Publikationsjahr: 2022
Schlagwörter: Rossier School of Education (school), Organizational Change and Leadership (On Line) (degree program), Doctor of Education (degree)
Beschreibung: Prior research has shown that stress and anxiety are commonly experienced by many autistic adults in social-communication situations in their personal and professional lives. Yet, little research exists to demonstrate the extent and nature of communication apprehension in the workplace among autistic professionals. So, this study first focused on understanding the extent and nature of communication apprehension among autistic professionals in the workplace. This study also explored the professional environment in which autistic professionals can experience less communication apprehension. A survey of 324 autistic professionals and in-depth interviews with 11 autistic professionals were conducted. The survey showed that autistic professionals experience high communication apprehension, particularly in comparison to the general population. As communication situations become less predictable, autistic professionals tended to disproportionately experience higher communication apprehension. The interviews showed that a favorable professional environment?composed of support, cadence, and resilience?fosters growth in communication confidence. Based on the study findings, recommendations for practice are provided that focus on what managers can do, what educators can do, and what can be done to build resiliency. This study took a step in establishing the nature and extent of communication apprehension among autistic professionals. It also provided findings about how to build a favorable professional environment for autistic professionals.
Publikationsart: Doctoral thesis
Sprache: English
DOI: 10.25549/usctheses-ouc111373909
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Datenbank: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:Prior research has shown that stress and anxiety are commonly experienced by many autistic adults in social-communication situations in their personal and professional lives. Yet, little research exists to demonstrate the extent and nature of communication apprehension in the workplace among autistic professionals. So, this study first focused on understanding the extent and nature of communication apprehension among autistic professionals in the workplace. This study also explored the professional environment in which autistic professionals can experience less communication apprehension. A survey of 324 autistic professionals and in-depth interviews with 11 autistic professionals were conducted. The survey showed that autistic professionals experience high communication apprehension, particularly in comparison to the general population. As communication situations become less predictable, autistic professionals tended to disproportionately experience higher communication apprehension. The interviews showed that a favorable professional environment?composed of support, cadence, and resilience?fosters growth in communication confidence. Based on the study findings, recommendations for practice are provided that focus on what managers can do, what educators can do, and what can be done to build resiliency. This study took a step in establishing the nature and extent of communication apprehension among autistic professionals. It also provided findings about how to build a favorable professional environment for autistic professionals.
DOI:10.25549/usctheses-ouc111373909