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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the service accessibility of Somali Australians suffering Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by using both quantitative and qualitative methods.Design/methodology/approachUsing Geographic Information System (GIS) and the 2011 census data a total of 19,178 people reporting Somali ancestry were mapped to SA1 level with most being in the three capital cities of original migration; Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.FindingsAccess to primary services pertinent to ASD was measured using the GIS software, some 15 per cent of these cities Somali children were within 500 m of a General practice and 89 per cent within 2,000 m. A quarter of children were within 2,000 m of a speech pathology service access point and nearly a third (31 per cent) within 2,000 m of a psychologist. Qualitative analysis found a quite negative perspective on mental illness and ASD within the community with 85 per cent of respondents reporting a “Bad” perception of ASD within the community.Research limitations/implicationsClearly, the opportunity these data provide is to develop service models targeting need and changing perspectives of ASD within an at risk community.Originality/valueThis is the first time in Australia that issues of service access (health) for Autism suffers and their families has been analysed in a detailed geographic manner.
International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care – Emerald Publishing
Published: Mar 6, 2017
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