{"id":711,"date":"2024-11-20T23:57:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T23:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlychildhoodresearch.csu.domains\/early-childhood-voices-conference-2024\/?p=711"},"modified":"2024-11-21T00:02:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T00:02:19","slug":"ecv2024-454","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlychildhoodresearch.csu.domains\/early-childhood-voices-conference-2024\/ecv2024-454\/","title":{"rendered":"ECV2024-454 – Scoping review: Resources for immigrant parent-caregivers of neurodivergent children in Canada (2013\u20132024)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Scoping review: Resources for immigrant parent-caregivers of neurodivergent children in Canada (2013\u20132024)<\/h1>\n

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Samina Sana<\/strong>, University of Alberta, Canada (ssana@ualberta.ca)
Andrea A.N. MacLeod<\/strong>, University of Alberta, Canada (andrea.a.n.macleod@ualberta.ca)
Kim Mayer<\/strong>, Edmonton Newcomer Centre, Canada (kmayer@newcomercentre.com)<\/p>\n

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Background: <\/strong>In Canada, immigrant and refugee parents of neurodivergent children born or growing up with neuro-developmental conditions face the difficult task of navigating an interconnected pathway of barriers and facilitators. Immigrant parent-caregivers must often assertively take the initiative to secure resources for the safety and well-being of their neurodiverse children.<\/p>\n

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Aims: <\/strong>This scoping review investigated the lived experiences of immigrant parents of neurodivergent children as they attempted to access mainstream support across Canada.<\/p>\n

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Method:<\/strong> This exploratory literature review in the Canadian context was methodologically informed by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Extension for Scoping Reviews (ScR).<\/p>\n

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Results:<\/strong> This scoping review includes 21 peer-reviewed academic research articles, with data extracted from each article including details on study demographics, objectives, and results, using a three-step coding process. Four major themes were collectively identified as key areas of focus across the 21 articles: a) navigation, b) communication, c) resources, and d) well-being, and 21 minor themes were sorted into (10) barriers and (11) facilitators.<\/p>\n

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Conclusions:<\/strong> The divisive and inequitable barriers faced by immigrant parents versus non-immigrant parents across Canada still share commonalities, suggesting an intellectually neuro-ableist society. The qualitative inquiries into the lived experiences of ethnoculturally diverse immigrant parent-caregivers promote strengths-based language and positive coping for a healthier family quality of life for neurodivergent children.<\/p>\n

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Implications for children and families:<\/strong> The strategies highlighted in this review may improve the responsivity between service providers and immigrant parent-caregivers when discussing your concerns and communicating your needs.<\/p>\n

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Implications for practitioners:<\/strong> This report encourages social services organisations across Edmonton to prioritise creating and implementing neurodivergence guidelines that contain wraparound accommodations to accessible and relevant resources for immigrant and refugee parent-caregivers of neurodivergent children. Strengthening measures for privacy, consent, and personal boundaries would benefit your practice by improving intercultural and interfaith cooperation.<\/p>\n

Funding:<\/span> This project is funded by a City of Edmonton Community Safety and Well-being Grant.<\/p>\n

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Key words<\/strong>: children\u2019s voices: neurodivergent children, well-being; families\u2019 voices: immigrant and refugee parents, family quality of life, ethnocultural diversity, coping, vulnerability, resilience; professionals\u2019 voices: service providers, education, cooperation; communication: barriers and facilitators, guidelines; community services: mainstream support, resources, cooperation, wraparound accommodations; government: Government of Alberta, Canada-wide strategies, policy; interdisciplinary audience, qualitative methods: scoping review, thematic analysis; regional\/rural communities<\/p>\n

This presentation relates to the following <\/strong>United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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