The Autistic Immigrant in the UK: an exploration of identities in the context of diagnosis

英国是一个多元文化的国家，其稳定的经济吸引了来自世界各地的移民。多元文化主义作为一种政治思潮的采用，以及在少数民族群体中促进平等权利的引入，导致本世纪大量移民，仅在2020年，估计就有26.8万人移民到英国。在过去的十年里，随着女性和有认知能力的人被诊断为自闭症的人数增加，英国的成人自闭症诊断也有了显著的增长。没有研究在接受诊断的成年人中识别移民，也没有研究检查他们的诊断经历，这些经历可能因移居到文化不同的地方和社会偏见而变得复杂。从理论上讲，种族是一种社会身份，但在医疗体系中却经常受到歧视。孤独症也被理论化为一种身份。本项目将确定这两个属性之间的交集是否大于预测结果的部分之和，从而使用方法论创新来测量，研究和监测交集理论。研究Questions1。对于少数民族来说，移民的影响和患自闭症之间是否存在相互作用？诊断经验如何受到社会文化规范、残疾和种族偏见的影响？跨文化适应对我们理解移民背景下的自闭症有何启示？研究问题需要人类学和社会学的联合方法。使用混合方法的方法，研究将检查有少数民族身份的正式诊断为自闭症的成年人的观点和经历，定性工作将跟踪那些移民到英国的人。这种方法在交叉性研究中既新颖又雄心勃勃。研究问题需要人类学和社会学的联合方法。使用混合方法的方法，研究将检查有少数民族身份的正式诊断为自闭症的成年人的观点和经历，定性工作将跟踪那些移民到英国的人。这种方法在交叉性研究中既新颖又雄心勃勃。相关文献的空白突出了本研究的新颖和新兴方面。有必要围绕移民对自闭症认同的影响以及生物、文化、社会和心理因素的相互作用展开讨论。此外，该研究旨在促进诊断过程的进步，确定工作良好的方面和需要改进的方面。它还将向保健工作人员提供有关少数群体被诊断的经验的知识。在多元文化社会的背景下，不仅要承认多样性，还要对多样性作出反应。该研究旨在为种族和残疾研究的知识体系做出贡献，同时为自闭症特定研究开辟一条新的途径，同时推动交叉性理论和研究方法的发展。

The UK is a multicultural country whose economic stability attracts immigrants from across the globe. Adoption of multiculturalism as a political ethos and the introduction of equal rights promotion among ethnic minority groups has led to the large numbers of immigration this century with an estimated 268,000 people immigrating to the UK in 2020 alone.The last decade has also seen a significant increase in adult autism diagnosis in the UK with the numbers of females and cognitively able people who receive a diagnosis increasing. There are no studies that identify immigrants among those adults who receive a diagnosis or examine their experiences of diagnosis which may be complicated by relocation to a culturally different place and by social biases. Ethnicity, theorised as a social identity, is routinely discriminated against in the healthcare system. Autism is theorised as an identity too. This project will establish whether the intersection between these two attributes are greater than the sum of the parts in predicting outcomes, thus using methodological innovation to measure, study and monitor theory of intersectionality.Research Questions1. Is there an interaction between the impact of immigration and of being autistic for ethnic minorities?2. How is a diagnostic experience influenced by sociocultural norms, disability and racial bias?3. What insights does a focus on cross-cultural adaptation bring to our understanding of autism in the context of immigration?The research questions necessitate a joint anthropological and sociological approach. Using a mixed method approach the study will examine the views and experiences of officially diagnosed autistic adults who have ethnic minority status, and the qualitative work will follow those immigrated to the UK. Such an approach is both novel and ambitious in the study of intersectionality.The research questions necessitate a joint anthropological and sociological approach. Using a mixed method approach the study will examine the views and experiences of officially diagnosed autistic adults who have ethnic minority status, and the qualitative work will follow those immigrated to the UK. Such an approach is both novel and ambitious in the study of intersectionality.The gap in relevant literature highlights the novel and emergent aspects of this proposed research. It is necessary to generate discussion around the effects of immigration on autistic identity as well as the interplay of biological, cultural, social and psychological factors.Moreover, the research aims to contribute to advances in the diagnostic process, identifying the aspects that are working well and those where improvement is needed. It will also provide health-care staff with knowledge concerning minority groups' experiences of being diagnosed. In the context of a multicultural society there has to be commitment to not only recognise the diversity but also to respond to it.The research intends to contribute to the body of knowledge within ethnic and disability studies whilst opening up a new pathway to autism specific research along with moving intersectionality theory and research methods forwards.