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[O-11-05]Towards Culturally Sensitive Autism Assessment and Support: Insights from a Systematic Review in Southeast Asian Countries
*Alma Marikka Geraldina1, Mein-Woei Suen2 (1.Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Sebelas Maret(Indonesia), 2.Department of Psychology, Asia University(Taiwan))
Keywords:
Autism,Cultural factor,Diagnosis,Help-seeking,Intervention
Supporting children with autism involves numerous cultural factors at various stages of the process, including diagnosis, parental help-seeking behaviors, and intervention implementation. Despite the increasing prevalence of autism, there remains a paucity of research addressing these cultural dimensions in developing countries. Most existing studies on autism support predominantly originate from Western, high-income contexts, providing valuable insights into cultural and contextual influences on autistic individuals. This research aims to identify cultural factors in diagnosis, help-seeking behavior, and intervention for autistic individuals in Southeast Asian countries through systematic review research.
This research was conducted using the PRISMA 2009 method, retrieving articles from PubMed, Scopus, and Sage databases, focusing on autism and cultural factors. A total of 4505 potential articles from 2013 to 2024, were gained as the initial search process. Two independent reviewers evaluated the abstracts identified using our search criteria prior to the full-text review. Included study qualities were then checked using Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist. In the final analysis, eighteen articles met the inclusion criteria, identifying 22 cultural factors in supporting autistic individuals.
Findings highlight diverse cultural influences that affect the diagnostic process, help-seeking behaviors of families, and intervention strategies for autistic children. The identified cultural factors offer critical insights for clinicians, healthcare providers, and researchers to develop culturally sensitive assessment tools and support systems.
This research was conducted using the PRISMA 2009 method, retrieving articles from PubMed, Scopus, and Sage databases, focusing on autism and cultural factors. A total of 4505 potential articles from 2013 to 2024, were gained as the initial search process. Two independent reviewers evaluated the abstracts identified using our search criteria prior to the full-text review. Included study qualities were then checked using Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist. In the final analysis, eighteen articles met the inclusion criteria, identifying 22 cultural factors in supporting autistic individuals.
Findings highlight diverse cultural influences that affect the diagnostic process, help-seeking behaviors of families, and intervention strategies for autistic children. The identified cultural factors offer critical insights for clinicians, healthcare providers, and researchers to develop culturally sensitive assessment tools and support systems.