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This thesis investigates how parents conceptualize emotionality through thematic analysis of narrative accounts from two families in the UK and two families in Taiwan. Findings highlight the complexity of autism and suggest children experience a range of emotions, including enjoyment, humour, relationships, and preferences. Recommendations call for professionals to treat children with autism as human beings with emotionality.","Learning from experience: A thematic analysis of parent narratives concerning the emotional lives of young children with autism and without language.\nHUI-FEN, WU\n______________________________________________\nTHESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF\nDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY\nDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES\nUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD\nNovember, 2015\nAbstract\nUnderstanding of autism has changed dramatically during the last 70 years. One change which is beginning to occur relates to the emotionality of young children with autism although it is an aspect of their lives which can still be overlooked and sometimes completely disregarded. The DSM-V, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association, 2013, continues to significantly underestimate the emotional lives of individuals with autism (Wu, 2013). This study sets out to question the conceptualisation of emotionality in children with autism, and focuses on the emotional lives of non-verbal young children with autism, in the hope of making an improvement to the efficacy of service responses. However, given the centrality of parents in the lives of those children with autism and who are without language, it is the views of the parents about the emotional lives of their children during their early years which are examined through a thematic analysis of narrative accounts from two families in the UK and two families in Taiwan.\nWhat emerges from these parental accounts is their understanding of a fundamental complexity of individuals with autism. There is little evidence to suggest that children with autism experience emotions differently and indeed the parental narratives in this study suggest that children with autism experience a range of emotions and can enjoy a sense of humour, develop relationships and have preferences. Recommendations are made that children with autism must be considered by professionals and those who offer ‘treatment’, as human beings with emotionality.\nKey words: Autism; Emotion; Narrative; Young children; Emotional lives; Non-verbal\nTable of contents\n\u0013 TOC \\o \"1-5\" \\h \\z \\u \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976676\" \u0014Abstract\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976676 \\h \u0014i\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976677\" \u0014Table of contents\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976677 \\h \u0014ii\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976678\" \u0014List of figures\tvi\u0015\nList of tables…………………………………………………………………………....vi\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976679\" \u0014List of appendices\tvi\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976680\" \u0014Dedication\tvii\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976681\" \u0014Acknowledgments\tviii\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976682\" \u0014Chapter 1 Introduction\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976682 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976684\" \u00141.1 Background and Context of Study\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976684 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976685\" \u00141.2 Brief Autobiographic Details based on Reflection and Positionality\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976685 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976686\" \u00141.3 Organisation of the Thesis\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976686 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976687\" \u00141.4 Research questions\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976687 \\h \u001412\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976688\" \u0014Chapter 2 Literature Review\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976688 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976689\" \u00142.1 Introduction\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976689 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976690\" \u00142.2 Autism in the UK and in Taiwan\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976690 \\h \u001414\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976691\" \u00142.2.1 Policy\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976691 \\h \u001415\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976692\" \u00142.2.2 ‘Treatment’- Education\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976692 \\h \u001416\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976693\" \u00142.2.3 Current Diagnosis/Assessment Practices\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976693 \\h \u001418\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976694\" \u00142.2.4 Treatment, Intervention Programmes and Approaches\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976694 \\h \u001420\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976695\" \u00142.3 Exploring emotional life\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976695 \\h \u001422\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976696\" \u00142.3.1 Hypersensitivity\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976696 \\h \u001425\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976697\" \u00142.3.2 Theories of Emotions\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc428976697 \\h \u001427\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc428976698\" \u00142.3.3 Other theories of 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