Jaswal Lab

Excited that this article we’ve been working on for a while is finally published! 🎉 In this paper, we argue that teaching children about the social model of disability (which emphasizes external sources of inequality) could improve their disability attitudes. Read for free at the link below!

Barriers to inclusion: Incorporating the social model in the study of children’s understanding of disability How can we improve children’s attitudes toward and their treatment of disabled peers? One way is by targeting the model that non-disabled children hol…

Our graduate students and undergraduate RA, Talyn Steinmann, traveled to the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference last week to present on their work. Stay tuned to learn more about their presentations!

One of our graduate students, Kayden Stockwell, recently published a paper in 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠. He used short stories to examine how willing non-autistic college students are to interact with peers displaying autistic characteristics. His study provides context on the stigmatization that autistic college students may experience from their peers. Congratulations Kayden!

You can read this paper for free at https://rdcu.be/b9Kwr or you can message us for a PDF!

Brief Report: Social Behavior and Special Interests in the Stigmatization of Autistic College Students