Bury Simon M, Flower Rebecca L, Zulla Rosslynn, Nicholas David B, Hedley Darren
Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Department of Psychology and Counselling, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Australia.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 May;51(5):1614-1627. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04662-6.
Social challenges represent a significantly under-researched area when it comes to the poor employment outcomes in autism. In this exploratory study employees on the autism spectrum (N = 29) and supervisors (N = 15), representing seven continents, provided 128 written examples of workplace-based social challenges, their interpretation, consequences and resolution. Content analysis revealed that types of social challenges were individually oriented or associated with the work-environment. Social challenges were frequently attributed to internal or personal factors with direct consequences for the employee. Resolutions were more frequently targeted toward the individual than the workplace, and hindered employees' experience of work. This international study represents a first look at the types of social challenges that impact equitable work participation of autistic people.
在自闭症患者就业成果不佳的问题上，社会挑战是一个研究严重不足的领域。在这项探索性研究中，来自七大洲的自闭症谱系员工（N = 29）和主管（N = 15）提供了128个基于工作场所的社会挑战的书面示例、他们的解读、后果及解决方案。内容分析表明，社会挑战的类型要么是个人导向的，要么与工作环境相关。社会挑战常常被归因于内部或个人因素，对员工产生直接影响。解决方案更多地针对个人而非工作场所，这阻碍了员工的工作体验。这项国际研究首次审视了影响自闭症患者公平参与工作的社会挑战类型。
