"Les gens devraient être autorisés à faire ce qu’ils aiment": points de vue et expériences de "stimming" chez des adultes autistes

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Article de revue du type Recherche scientifique ( ; anglais)

"People should be allowed to do what they like": Autistic adults’ views and experiences of stimming publié dans la revue "Autism" n°23, vol.7, 10 pages , doi: 10.1177/1362361319829628

*Deux co-auteur·rices se sont publiquement identifié·es comme autistess. [En savoir plus sur cette mention]

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Les "mouvements moteurs stéréotypés ou répétitifs" sont considérés comme des caractéristiques essentielles du diagnostic de l'autisme, mais de nombreux adultes autistes (et le mouvement pour la neurodiversité) les ont récupérés comme des "stimming" (ou "stimulations"). Soutenus par un nombre croissant de recherches scientifiques, les adultes autistes affirment que ces comportements peuvent servir de mécanismes d'adaptation utiles, mais peu de recherches ont examiné la stimulation du point de vue des adultes autistes. À travers des entretiens et des groupes de discussion, nous avons demandé à 32 adultes autistes de partager leurs perceptions et leurs expériences en matière de stimulation, y compris les raisons pour lesquelles ils pratiquent la stimulation, la valeur que cela peut avoir pour eux et leurs perceptions des réactions des autres à la stimulation. À l'aide d'une analyse thématique, nous avons identifié deux thèmes : la stimulation comme (1) un mécanisme d'autorégulation et (2) le manque d'acceptation sociale, mais pouvant être mieux accepté grâce à la compréhension. Les adultes autistes ont souligné l'importance du "stimming" en tant que mécanisme adaptatif qui les aide à apaiser ou à communiquer des émotions ou des pensées intenses et se sont donc opposés au traitement visant à éliminer ce comportement.

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