Les liens faibles et la valeur des relations sociales pour les personnes autistes, révélés pendant la pandémie de COVID-19

Titre original en anglais : Weak ties and the value of social connections for autistic people as revealed during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Pellicano, E. & Heyworth, M. (2025). Weak ties and the value of social connections for autistic people as revealed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Communications Psychology, 3(1), 36-36. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-025-00208-7

Date de publication: 06/03/2025 Ajout dans AutiHub: 05/07/2026 Type: Article Langue de l’article: Anglais
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Un portefeuille diversifié de relations sociales est important pour le bien-être des personnes, y compris à la fois des relations fortes et sûres avec autrui (« liens étroits ») et des interactions occasionnelles avec des connaissances et des inconnus (« liens faibles »). Presque toute la recherche sur l’autisme s’est concentrée sur les liens étroits des personnes autistes avec les amis, la famille et les partenaires intimes, ce qui a conduit à une compréhension radicalement restreinte de la socialité autiste. Ici, nous avons cherché à comprendre le pouvoir potentiel des interactions de liens faibles en nous appuyant sur 95 entretiens semi-structurés avec de jeunes personnes autistes et des adultes autistes, menés pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. Nous avons analysé les données qualitatives au moyen d’une analyse thématique réflexive dans un cadre essentialiste. Pendant les confinements liés à la COVID-19, les personnes autistes ont profondément regretté non seulement leurs relations personnelles étroites, mais aussi leurs « contacts sociaux fortuits » avec des connaissances et des inconnus. Ces interactions de liens faibles semblent remplir pour les personnes autistes des fonctions similaires à celles qu’elles remplissent pour les personnes non autistes, notamment en favorisant le bien-être. Ces résultats ont des implications importantes tant pour les futures recherches sur la socialité autiste que pour la conception de services et de soutiens pratiques visant à accroître les possibilités pour les personnes autistes de s’épanouir.

A diverse portfolio of social relationships matters for people's wellbeing, including both strong, secure relationships with others ('close ties') and casual interactions with acquaintances and strangers ('weak ties'). Almost all of autism research has focused on Autistic people's close ties with friends, family and intimate partners, resulting in a radically constrained understanding of Autistic sociality. Here, we sought to understand the potential power of weak-tie interactions by drawing on 95 semi-structured interviews with Autistic young people and adults conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. We analysed the qualitative data using reflexive thematic analysis within an essentialist framework. During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Autistic people deeply missed not only their close personal relationships but also their "incidental social contact" with acquaintances and strangers. These weak-tie interactions appear to serve similar functions for Autistic people as they do for non-autistic people, including promoting wellbeing. These findings have important implications both for future research into Autistic sociality and for the design of practical services and supports to enhance Autistic people's opportunities to flourish.

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