Curtin School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Curtin Autism Research Group (CARG), Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
PLoS One. 2023 Feb 3;18(2):e0278104. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278104. eCollection 2023.
Strength-based technology clubs are thought to help autistic adolescents transition to adulthood by developing positive traits, enhancing technical skills, and creating supportive networks. A newly developed strength-based technology club was delivered to 25 autistic adolescents, with the feasibility tested via qualitative and quantitative methods. Autistic adolescents, their parents, and club facilitators participated in separate focus groups, with audio data transcribed and thematically analyzed. Quantitative data was collected via adolescent and parent-reported pretest-posttest measures following the 15-week program. Autistic adolescents were highly satisfied with the club (acceptability), the technology club satisfied an unmet need (demand), with the program demonstrating the potential to be integrated into the current therapy system in Australia (integration). Feasibility areas that could be improved in delivering future clubs are discussed.
基于优势的技术俱乐部被认为可以通过培养积极特质、提高技术技能和建立支持网络，帮助自闭症青少年顺利过渡到成年期。新开发的基于优势的技术俱乐部为 25 名自闭症青少年提供服务，通过定性和定量方法测试其可行性。自闭症青少年、他们的父母和俱乐部辅导员分别参加了焦点小组，对音频数据进行了转录和主题分析。在 15 周的项目结束后，通过青少年和家长报告的前测后测措施收集了定量数据。自闭症青少年对俱乐部非常满意（可接受性），技术俱乐部满足了未满足的需求（需求），并且该项目显示出有可能融入澳大利亚当前的治疗系统（整合性）。讨论了在未来开展俱乐部时可以改进的可行性领域。
