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It Takes a Community: How Environmental Systems Construct (In)Competence in Autistic Peer Interactions
Veronica G Vidal1,2, Daniela P Wachholtz3, Laura J Mattie4
1Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
|August 19, 2022
Summary
Environmental factors significantly impact peer interactions for autistic students. Understanding these classroom influences is crucial for developing effective educational and clinical support strategies.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Special Education
- Applied Linguistics
Background:
- Peer interactions are vital for social development in autistic students.
- The bioecological model provides a framework for understanding environmental influences on development.
- Classroom environments present unique challenges and opportunities for autistic children's social engagement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine how environmental systems influence the peer interactions of an autistic student.
- To identify specific systemic factors within the classroom that affect social engagement.
- To provide insights into the complexities of social development for autistic children in educational settings.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a bioecological model of human development.
- Employed situated discourse analysis with thematic coding and microanalysis.
- Collected data through semistructured interviews and 10 direct classroom observations.
Main Results:
- Identified macrosystem influences: a predominant medicalized view of autism.
- Exosystem factors included specific educational practices.
- Mesosystem influences involved misaligned roles among adults and peers.
- Microsystem factors revealed multimodal interaction opportunities, affected by objects, physical contact, and pacing.
Conclusions:
- Environmental complexities significantly shape peer interactions for autistic students.
- Findings offer clinical implications for school-based eligibility and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
- Addressing environmental factors is key to supporting social development in autistic children.
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