The social experiences of autistic pupils in mainstream secondary schools:A mixed-methods study of what inclusion means for autistic and neurotypical

英国目前有超过16万名自闭症学生，70%的自闭症学生就读于主流学校。然而，仅有出勤率不足以创造真正的包容性教育体验，还需要进一步研究，以了解和改善自闭症中学生的包容体验。我的博士学位将专注于这一问题，并使用跨学科、多方法和多信息来源的方法，并将与卡梅尔学院合作，制定一项有影响力的工作计划，旨在了解和改善自闭症学生的包容性。改善包容性有可能减少负面经历，如孤独、耻辱和排斥，这些都会对心理健康产生负面影响，而真正成功的包容性可能会带来变革。我的博士学位将专注于三个核心领域：i)自闭症学生如何概念化他们在学校的社交经历(研究1)，ii)自闭症学生如何融入主流中学的社交网络，以及iii)自闭症学生的第一印象以及这如何与更广泛的社会经历和教育联系起来(研究3)。将自闭症和神经症年轻人纳入指导我的项目的参与性小组(与我的合作伙伴共同开发)将是将自闭症声音纳入我的工作的关键因素，这对我和自闭症研究领域都是一个重要的问题。我的项目有可能对自闭症学生的包容性产生积极的影响和改变。

adolescents (continuation from title).There are currently over 160,000 autistic pupils in England and 70% of autistic pupils attend mainstream schools. However, attendance alone is insufficient to create a truly inclusive educational experience and further research is needed to understand and improve the inclusion experience of autistic secondary school pupils. My PhD will focus on this issue and using an interdisciplinary, multi-methods, and multi-informant approach, and in collaboration with Carmel College, I will develop an impactful programme of work that with the aim of understanding and improving inclusion for autistic pupils. Improving inclusion has the potential to reduce negative experiences such as loneliness, stigma, and exclusion, which negatively impact mental well-being, and truly successful inclusion can be transformational. My PhD will focus on three core areas, specifically: i) How autistic pupils conceptualise their social experiences at school (study 1), ii) how embedded autistic pupils are in social networks within mainstream secondary schools and iii) first impressions made of autistic pupils and how this links to wider social experiences and education (study 3). The inclusion of autistic and neurotypical young people on a participatory panel guiding my project (developed with my collaborative partner) will be a critical element of involving the autistic voice in my work and this is an issue of importance to me and to the autism research field. My project has the potential to positively influence and transform inclusion for autistic pupils."