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MOTHERS‘ PERSPECTIVES ON EVERYDAY LIFE
WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM:
MEALTIMES EXPLORED
by
Kimberly Wilkinson
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE)
DECEMBER 2009
Copyright 2009 Kimberly Wilkinson
Object Description
| Title | Mothers’ perspectives on everyday life with children with autism: Mealtimes explored |
| Author | Wilkinson, Kimberly |
| Author email | wilkinsk@usc.edu; kim.wilkinson.ot@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Occupational Science |
| School | School of Dentistry |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-05-11 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-11-25 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Lawlor, Mary C. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Mattingly, Cheryl Jacobs-Huey, Lanita |
| Abstract | Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often exhibit differences in their eating and mealtime behaviors. Feeding children is an important part of mothering and therefore, differences with eating and mealtime behaviors can significantly impact a mother's experiences and perspectives. Surprisingly little has been written about the intersections of mothering, mealtime and ASD. In answer to this significant gap, this study used narratively focused interviews to examine the perspectives of five mothers of pre-school aged boys with autism and feeding difficulties. The interviews focused on their experiences around mealtime and mothering a child with a feeding difficulty. Data was analyzed using thematic analysis and narrative methodology from an occupational science perspective. Findings show that eating difficulties impact much more than just nutritional status of these children. The entire occupational life of the families is affected. Mothers’ theories about how to mother their children and priorities for intervention are also revealed. |
| Keyword | autism; mothers; mealtime; eating; feeding; occupational science; occupational therapy; qualitative; narrative |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2766 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Wilkinson, Kimberly |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Wilkinson-3383 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume32/etd-Wilkinson-3383.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | MOTHERS‘ PERSPECTIVES ON EVERYDAY LIFE WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: MEALTIMES EXPLORED by Kimberly Wilkinson A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE) DECEMBER 2009 Copyright 2009 Kimberly Wilkinson |
