« Cela signifie-t-il que vous serez violente ? » : une exploration qualitative des expériences de femmes Autistes dans leurs relations avec les enseignants à l’université

Titre original en anglais : ‘Does that mean you will be violent?’: A qualitative exploration into Autistic women’s experiences of relationships with lecturers at university

Phillips, S. (2024). ‘Does that mean you will be violent?’: A qualitative exploration into Autistic women’s experiences of relationships with lecturers at university. Autism, 29(9), 2216-2227. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613241264887

Date de publication: 26/07/2024 Ajout dans AutiHub: 12/08/2026 Type: Article Langue de l’article: Anglais

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Résumé

Les expériences des étudiantes Autistes 1 à l’université sont rarement explorées. Dans cet article, le terme femmes désigne toute personne qui s’auto-identifie comme femme. Onze étudiantes Autistes ont participé à la création d’artefacts et à des entretiens semi-structurés explorant leurs expériences avec des enseignants universitaires. Toutes les données portaient sur leurs opinions et leurs expériences vécues. Cinq participantes étaient des étudiantes de premier cycle et six étaient des étudiantes de troisième cycle. Les données ont été analysées par analyse thématique et ont été classées en deux thèmes. Ces thèmes étaient : « Impact des enseignants » et « Sensibilisation et acceptation de l’autisme ». « Impact des enseignants » portait à la fois sur les relations positives que les participantes entretenaient à l’université avec leurs enseignants, et sur la manière dont elles affrontaient les stigmates enracinés concernant l’autisme que certains enseignants entretenaient. « Sensibilisation et acceptation de l’autisme » incluait les moyens par lesquels une connaissance de l’autisme chez les femmes et une réduction de la stigmatisation pouvaient être réalisées à l’université, principalement en intégrant les voix des étudiantes Autistes. Les résultats suggèrent que les relations positives des étudiantes Autistes avec les enseignants sont essentielles à la réussite. Cela était étayé par le souhait des participantes que leurs opinions et leurs expériences vécues soient valorisées, notamment afin de contribuer à développer une culture universitaire d’acceptation de l’autisme. Un environnement inclusif à l’université, incluant les étudiantes Autistes, est nécessaire pour améliorer les expériences positives à l’université. Résumé grand public Il est établi qu’un nombre croissant de femmes Autistes deviennent étudiantes à l’université, mais leurs expériences ne sont pas souvent explorées. Onze étudiantes Autistes ont créé des artefacts, tels que des écrits, des peintures ou des poèmes, et ont participé à des entretiens afin de partager leurs expériences à l’université. Cinq participantes étaient des étudiantes de premier cycle et six étaient des étudiantes de troisième cycle. Les artefacts et les paroles partagés par les participantes ont été examinés attentivement, et certains thèmes communs ont été retenus. La manière dont les enseignants s’adressent aux étudiantes Autistes a été examinée. Les participantes ont déclaré qu’elles avaient de la chance lorsqu’elles rencontraient des enseignants serviables. L’acceptation de l’autisme a également été explorée. Dans l’ensemble, la manière dont les enseignants traitent les femmes Autistes à l’université est très importante. Les opinions des étudiantes Autistes sur la manière de faire de l’université un lieu plus accueillant doivent également être écoutées.

The experiences of Autistic 1 women students at university are seldom explored. In this paper, women refers to anyone who self-identifies as a woman. Eleven Autistic women students participated in artefact creation and semi-structured interviews exploring their experiences with university lecturers. All data centred on their opinions and lived experiences. Five participants were undergraduate students and six participants were postgraduate students. Data were analysed by thematic analysis and data was categorised into two themes. These themes were: ‘Lecturer Impact’ and ‘Autism Awareness and Acceptance’. ‘Lecturer Impact’ centred around both positive relationships participants had at university with their lecturers, and how they navigated ingrained stigmas about autism that some lecturers held. ‘Autism Awareness and Acceptance’ included the ways in which knowledge about autism in women and a reduction in stigma could be achieved at university, primarily by incorporating the voices of Autistic women students. The findings suggest that Autistic women students’ positive relationships with lecturers are key to success. This was supported by participants wanting their opinions and lived experience to be valued particularly to assist with raising a university culture of autism acceptance. An inclusive environment at university, including Autistic women students is needed to improve positive experiences at university. Lay abstract It is documented that more Autistic woman are becoming university students, but their experiences are not often explored. Eleven Autistic women students made artefacts (such as writing, paintings or poems) and took part in interviews to share their experiences at university. Five participants were undergraduate students and six participants were postgraduate students. The artefacts and words participants shared were looked at closely and some common themes were decided. How lecturers talk to Autistic women students was looked at. Participants said they were lucky if they met helpful lecturers. Also, autism acceptance was explored. Overall, how lecturers treat Autistic women at university is very important. Also, Autistic women students’ opinions about making university a more welcoming place need to be listened to.

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Références citées
64
Nombre total de références citées intégrées pour cette publication.
Références citées avec un·e auteur·ice identifié·e comme autiste
10 / 64 (15,6 %)
Occurrences d’auteur·ices cité·es identifié·es comme autistes
18 / 211 (8,5 %)
Parmi les occurrences rattachées à des auteurices intégré·es à la base de données AutiHub : 18 / 94 (19,1 %). Auteurices cité·es distinct·es identifié·es comme autistes : 14 / 185 (7,6 %).
Occurrences citées rattachées à la base AutiHub
94 / 211 (44,5 %)
Auteurices cité·es distinct·es rattaché·es : 68 / 185 (36,8 %)
Occurrences rattachées, non identifiées comme autistes
76 / 94 (80,9 %)
Parmi les seules occurrences rattachées. Sur l’ensemble des occurrences d’auteurices cité·es : 76 / 211 (36,0 %). Auteurices cité·es distinct·es rattaché·es, non identifié·es comme autistes : 54 / 68 (79,4 %).
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