Agency and Stigma in Cognitive Disability

Poster Session I

Keyword: Autism Spectrum Disorders

Abstract: In our population of participants with cognitive disabilities, we predicted that the degree of stigmatization they perceive relates to their sense of agency. There was a moderate negative correlation between perceived stigma and positive sense of agency (r=-.26, p<.001, 95% CI [-.439, .051], N=90).

• Scarlet Pardue (Presenting Author)
• Carpenter Joeseph (Author)
• Frazier Leslie (Author)
• Benjamin Hicks (Author)
• Schaublin Matthew (Author)
• Shelton Jill (Author)
• Bailee Smith (Author)