Boston University School of Public Health, USA.
CUNY, USA.
Autism. 2022 Apr;26(3):690-702. doi: 10.1177/13623613211069421. Epub 2022 Jan 9.
The Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum class is unique because autistic people helped to develop it and co-taught it. It is an online, six-session class. The class was piloted in 2020-2021 with 55 autistic people who were ages 18-44 years old. This feasibility study found that most people who took the class liked it. Surveys filled out by the students before and after the class showed that they became less sensitive to rejection, used more positive thinking skills, and were more interested in being social. However, the class may not have made them feel less lonely. The team that invented the class is using the feedback to improve it. The class holds promise for improving the quality of friendships and dating relationships for autistic adults and should be tested further.
自闭症谱系中的健康关系课程是独一无二的，因为自闭症患者参与了课程的开发和共同教学。这是一个在线的六节课程。该课程于 2020-2021 年进行了试点，共有 55 名年龄在 18-44 岁的自闭症患者参加。这项可行性研究发现，大多数参加课程的人都很喜欢它。学生在课程前后填写的调查显示，他们对拒绝变得不那么敏感，更多地使用积极的思维技巧，并且对社交更感兴趣。然而，课程可能并没有减轻他们的孤独感。发明该课程的团队正在利用反馈来改进课程。该课程有望改善自闭症成年人的友谊和约会关系的质量，应该进一步进行测试。
