University of York, UK.
Autism. 2023 May;27(4):983-996. doi: 10.1177/13623613221123734. Epub 2022 Sep 6.
Research shows that moving schools can be a challenging time for autistic children and young people. One factor that has been found to support successful transition is friendships. However, there is little research exploring how transition between schools affects autistic children's friendships, and even less on how children's relationships during transition have been impacted by COVID-19. Fourteen parents of autistic children and young people were interviewed about their child's move to a new school and the impact they felt this had on their friendships. Parents described how moving with existing friends helped some children to find the transition less challenging. Others had differing experiences, with their children's friendships playing a much smaller role in the move. Differences were also seen with regard to the impact of COVID-19, with some parents speaking of how hard being away from friends was for their child, while others found the social restrictions a welcome break from interacting with peers. The study highlights how different the experiences of autistic individuals, and their parents, can be and the importance of a child-centred approach to transition support.
研究表明，对于自闭症儿童和青少年来说，转校可能是一个具有挑战性的时期。研究发现，支持成功过渡的一个因素是友谊。然而，很少有研究探讨学校之间的过渡如何影响自闭症儿童的友谊，更不用说研究 COVID-19 如何影响儿童在过渡期间的关系。14 名自闭症儿童和青少年的家长接受了采访，内容是他们的孩子转学到新学校以及他们认为这对孩子的友谊有何影响。家长们描述了与现有朋友一起转学如何帮助一些孩子过渡得不那么艰难。其他孩子的经历则有所不同，他们的孩子的友谊在转学中所起的作用要小得多。此外，COVID-19 的影响也存在差异，一些家长表示，孩子离开朋友有多难，而另一些家长则发现社交限制是与同龄人互动的一种受欢迎的解脱。这项研究强调了自闭症患者及其家长的经历可能有多么不同，以及以儿童为中心的过渡支持方法的重要性。
