SOCIAL INNOVATION FOR TAKING CARE OF AUTISTIC PEOPLE IN THAILAND
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The objectives of this research were (1) to study contextual knowledge including the condition and life path of autistic people in Thailand; (2) to study the process and components of creating social innovations for taking care of autistic people of the Thai Autistic Foundation and partnership organizations in promoting life quality and supporting the development of occupational skills of autistic people; and (3) to propose guidelines for taking care of autistic people in Thailand. The research was conducted by in-depth interviews, focus group discussion and field trips for observation of autistic people in the 5 sample groups for 4 months from
August 7, 2020 to November 4, 2020. The researcher selected the five sample groups based on the theoretical sampling principle in accordance with the objectives. The five sample groups totaling 20 people consisted of autistic people and their families and the personnel of various organizations that supported the development of the life and occupational skills of autistic people both in Bangkok Metropolis and in the provinces. The employed research instrument was a semi-structured in-depth interview form. Research data were qualitatively analyzed with content analysis.
The research results indicated that the Thai society still lacked the correct awareness of autistic people leading to a lot of problems starting from those at the family level with the continuously slow screening system to those at the societal level that autistic people were educationally and occupationally discriminated. Thus, social innovations for taking care of autistic people in Thailand had been created to help autistic people and their families by the Thai Autistic Foundation and partnership organizations which were the main mobilizing power. This research also proposed three measures for taking care of autistic people via the RAM concept in order to develop life quality of autistic people to enable them to live in the Thai society on an equal basis based on each individual’s potential.
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