Towards autistic flow theory: A non‐pathologising conceptual approach

IF 1.4 3区 心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Brett Heasman, Gemma Williams, D. Charura, Lorna G. Hamilton, D. Milton, Fergus Murray
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Flow states are heightened moments of concentration, motivation and enjoyment, leading to total absorption in the present moment. A striking parallel exists between flow states and phenomenological accounts of autistic daily life. We analyse the components of flow theory alongside autistic autobiographical accounts to explore similarities and differences, in doing so moving toward an understanding of autistic flow theory. We highlight the considerations and opportunities this may hold for future autism research, in particular the advantage that this offers a non‐pathologising approach to researching autism, one which helps to explain contextualised behaviour (i.e., alignment between the situation and what is happening in one's mind). Drawing on autistic autobiographical accounts, we outline four principles: (1) autistic people are uniquely placed to discover and manage flow; (2) autistic flow may qualitatively diverge from traditional models of flow; (3) difficulties maintaining and exiting flow for autistic people highlight a need to examine transitions into and out of flow; and, (4) internal and external constraints to flow highlight there is unrealised autistic potential yet to be discovered. The implications of an autistic flow theory are discussed in terms of how it can impact (a) our conceptual understanding of autism providing alternative explanations to previously researched phenomena, and (b) how we build enabling environments for autistic people that allow flow to flourish across educational practice, wellbeing and research contexts.
迈向自闭症流动理论:非病理学概念方法
流动状态是注意力高度集中、充满动力和享受的时刻,会让人完全沉浸在当下。流动状态与自闭症患者日常生活的现象学描述之间存在着惊人的相似之处。我们结合自闭症患者的自传体叙述,分析了流动理论的组成部分,以探讨两者的异同,从而加深对自闭症流动理论的理解。我们强调了这可能为未来的自闭症研究带来的考虑和机遇,尤其是这为研究自闭症提供了一种非病理学的方法,有助于解释情境化行为(即情境与个人头脑中正在发生的事情相一致)。根据自闭症患者的自传,我们概述了四项原则:(1)自闭症患者在发现和管理 "流动 "方面具有独特的优势;(2)自闭症 "流动 "可能与传统的 "流动 "模式存在质的差异;(3)自闭症患者在维持和退出 "流动 "时遇到的困难凸显了研究 "流入 "和 "流出 "过渡的必要性;以及(4)"流动 "的内部和外部限制凸显了自闭症患者尚有未被发掘的潜力。讨论了自闭症流动理论的意义,即它如何影响(a)我们对自闭症的概念理解,为以前的研究现象提供替代解释,以及(b)我们如何为自闭症患者建立有利环境,使流动在教育实践、福利和研究环境中蓬勃发展。
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发文量
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期刊介绍: The Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour publishes original theoretical and methodological articles that examine the links between social structures and human agency embedded in behavioural practices. The Journal is truly unique in focusing first and foremost on social behaviour, over and above any disciplinary or local framing of such behaviour. In so doing, it embraces a range of theoretical orientations and, by requiring authors to write for a wide audience, the Journal is distinctively interdisciplinary and accessible to readers world-wide in the fields of psychology, sociology and philosophy.
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