¶ … diagnosis of autism can lead to a stigma or whether there are good results. Indeed, some feel that a diagnosis of autism leads to a situation where the child is treated differently but in a negative way. The genesis of this maltreatment can come both from children as well as teachers and other people. However, the study clearly approaches the question with an open mind and asks the question of whether the diagnosis of autism leads to better trails for a student or if there are bumps in the road instead. Description & Evaluation of Research Methodology, Approach, and Design

There were actually two studies completed as part of this study. One was interview-based and the other was survey based. The interviews were "in-depth" in nature and they were directly with individuals that had autism spectrum disorder maladies. One major thing that is focused on as part of the interviews is when the diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder disease happened and how much of a milestone event it was for the person. Obviously, reactions from that event are going to vary based on the situation. However, it is something that the researchers clearly felt was part of what needed to be known as part of the study. The second part, as already noted, was a survey. Several different propositions were tested as part of the study. The propositions were derived from survey data gathered from working with adults that have had autism spectrum disorder (Johnson & Joshi, 2016).

Description and Evaluation of the Sample and Sampling Procedures

When it comes to the survey part study that was part of the wider study for the article being reviewed here, one major point that was focused on was the difference between people that were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder diseases earlier in life as compared to people that had it found out later in life. Obviously, this study had to deal with people that were diagnosed with ASD disorders and they surely dealt mostly with adults given the focus on the impact to work situations and career development in...

However, they did not ignore the youth aspect of ASD entirely. For example, there was expected to be a different between someone who was identified with an autism spectrum disorder malady at the age of ten as compared to someone that was identified at the age of twenty. This would seem to be a very good balance as childhood is a very important part of the ASD process and life cycle and thus should not be ignored. At the same time, many things from childhood can be suppressed and blocked off. As such, more work that centers on children could absolutely be beneficial if done in the right way (Johnson & Joshi, 2016).
Description and Evaluation of the Data Collection Procedures

As far as the data collection procedures go, the study clearly went with a mostly qualitative approach. This would be especially true when speaking of the interview segment of the study unless the questions were close-ended when it came to the potential answers. This does not seem to have been the case, however. The author cannot really fault the way that the data was collected because there is really no other way to do it. There should be perhaps a higher focus on keeping the answers as distinct and specific as possible. However, doing that too much can lead to important facets of the associated answers being left out. Given that, there is something to be said for leaving questions open-ended and letting the proverbial chips fall where they may (Johnson & Joshi, 2016).

Description and Evaluation of the Data Analysis Procedures

The use of a dual-pronged study seems to have been a wise one. For example, the authors of the study clearly made it a point to collect the age of the person as well as the age at which the person was diagnosed. With that in mind, they asked questions, both in the interview and the survey, that centered on how they turned out after the diagnosis and how they reacted to the diagnosis at the time. Indeed, they came to the conclusion that there was most certainly a difference. As stated by the authors, they said that…