'I Never Realised Everybody Felt as Happy as I Do When I Am around Autistic People': A Thematic Analysis of Autistic Adults' Relationships with Autistic and Neurotypical Friends and Family

Autor/inn/en	Crompton, Catherine J.; Hallett, Sonny; Ropar, Danielle; Flynn, Emma; Fletcher-Watson, Sue
Titel	'I Never Realised Everybody Felt as Happy as I Do When I Am around Autistic People': A Thematic Analysis of Autistic Adults' Relationships with Autistic and Neurotypical Friends and Family
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 24 (2020) 6, S.1438-1448 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Crompton, Catherine J.) ORCID (Fletcher-Watson, Sue)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361320908976
Schlagwörter	Adults; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Friendship; Family Relationship; Psychological Patterns; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom; Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Freundschaft; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	Many autistic people are motivated to have friends, relationships and close family bonds, despite the clinical characterisation of autism as a condition negatively affecting social interaction. Many first-hand accounts of autistic people describe feelings of comfort and ease specifically with other autistic people. This qualitative research explored and contrasted autistic experiences of spending social time with neurotypical and autistic friends and family. In total, 12 autistic adults (10 females, aged 21-51) completed semi-structured interviews focused on time spent with friends and family; positive and negative aspects of time spent with neurotypical and autistic friends and family; and feelings during and after spending time together. Three themes were identified: cross-neurotype understanding, minority status and belonging. Investigation of these themes reveals the benefits of autistic people creating and maintaining social relationships with other autistic people, in a more systematic way than previous individual reports. They highlight the need for autistic-led social opportunities and indicate benefits of informal peer support for autistic adults. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01