Relations saines dans le spectre de l'autisme (HEARTS) : test de faisabilite d'un cours en ligne co-concu et coenseigne avec des personnes autistes

Titre original en anglais : Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum (HEARTS): A feasibility test of an online class co-designed and co-taught with autistic people

Rothman, E. F., Graham Holmes, L., Caplan, R., Chiang, M., Haberer, B., Gallop, N., Kadel, R., Person, M., Sanchez, A., Quinn, E., & Wharmby, P. (2022). Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum (HEARTS): A feasibility test of an online class co-designed and co-taught with autistic people. Autism, 26(3), 690-702. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613211069421

Date de publication: 09/01/2022 Ajout dans AutiHub: 05/07/2026 Type: Article Langue de l’article: Anglais

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Cette etude a teste la faisabilite et l'efficacite preliminaire d'un cours en ligne de six seances sur les relations saines destine aux personnes autistes agees de 18 a 44 ans (N = 55). Le contenu du cours Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum a ete eclaire par une recherche formative menee avec 25 personnes autistes et developpe en collaboration par deux professionnels non autistes et sept autorepresentants autistes. Cinquante-cinq personnes autistes ont participe a Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum et ont rempli des questionnaires avant et apres le cours. L'etude a montre qu'il etait faisable de dispenser Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum en ligne. L'association d'une personne autiste et d'une personne non autiste pour coenseigner a ete bien recue. Les participants ont diminue leurs pensees automatiques hostiles (p < 0.05), leur implication dans la violence dans les relations amoureuses intimes (p < 0.05), leur reaction de lutte ou de fuite (p < 0.05) et leur sensibilite au rejet (p < 0.001). Les participants ont connu une amelioration de leur epanouissement (p < 0.001), de leur capacite a faire face au rejet et a la jalousie (p < 0.001), de leur motivation a interagir avec les autres pour socialiser (p < 0.05), de leur autocompassion (p < 0.05) et de leur pensee positive (p < 0.05). Les scores a une mesure de la competence interpersonnelle n'ont pas change, et la solitude n'a pas diminue. La majorite des participants ont declare une grande satisfaction a l'egard du cours. Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum est un cours prometteur de promotion des relations saines qui devrait etre evalue au moyen d'un essai controle randomise. Resume vulgarise Le cours Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum est unique parce que des personnes autistes ont contribue a son developpement et l'ont coenseigne. Il s'agit d'un cours en ligne de six seances. Le cours a ete pilote en 2020-2021 avec 55 personnes autistes agees de 18 a 44 ans. Cette etude de faisabilite a montre que la plupart des personnes ayant suivi le cours l'ont apprecie. Les questionnaires remplis par les eleves avant et apres le cours ont montre qu'ils sont devenus moins sensibles au rejet, qu'ils ont utilise davantage de competences de pensee positive et qu'ils etaient davantage interesses par les interactions sociales. Toutefois, le cours ne les a peut-etre pas fait se sentir moins seuls. L'equipe qui a cree le cours utilise les commentaires pour l'ameliorer. Le cours est prometteur pour ameliorer la qualite des amities et des relations amoureuses des adultes autistes et devrait faire l'objet de tests supplementaires.

This study tested the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a six-session online class on healthy relationships for autistic individuals ages 18–44 years old ( N = 55). The content of the Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum class was informed by formative research with 25 autistic individuals, and developed collaboratively by two non-autistic professionals and seven autistic self-advocates. Fifty-five autistic people participated in Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum and completed pre- and post-surveys. The study found that it was feasible to deliver Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum online. Pairing an autistic and non-autistic person to co-teach was well-received. Participants decreased hostile automatic thoughts ( p < 0.05), involvement in dating abuse in intimate relationships ( p < 0.05), fight-or-flight response ( p < 0.05), and rejection sensitivity ( p < 0.001). Participants experienced improved flourishing ( p < 0.001), coping with rejection and jealousy ( p < 0.001), motivation to engage with others for socializing ( p < 0.05), self-compassion ( p < 0.05), and positive thinking ( p < 0.05). Scores on a measure of interpersonal competence did not change, and loneliness did not decrease. The majority of participants reported high satisfaction with the class. Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum is a promising healthy relationships promotion class that should be evaluated through a randomized controlled trial. Lay abstract 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.

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