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MENUExperience of care for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, as lived by psychiatric trainees. An IPSE study Volume 97, issue 4, Avril 2021
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- Key words: training, hospital trainee, child psychiatry, autism spectrum disorder, non-verbal communication, lived experience
- DOI : 10.1684/ipe.2021.2247
- Page(s) : 290-6
- Published in: 2021
Taking care of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) without verbal language is a peculiar experience for psychiatric trainees. Our study aimed to explore the lived experience of trainees who had completed a semester with children with ASDs without verbal language. This exploratory qualitative study used the five-step IPSE approach. Nine trainees participated, of whom seven were women and two were men. Our results were structured around four areas of lived experience: (1) Preparing: that is the feeling of not being prepared, pointing out the lack of teaching and knowledge on the subject; (2) Doing: “how to act? ” and to care and communicate; (3) Meeting: the team, care process, and then the children; (4) Learning: the learning value of this semester. Our results raise questions about this specific lived experience, in particular concerning aspects related to trainees in child psychiatry, as well as the role of communication and sensory elements in care.