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

青少年（续自标题）目前英格兰有超过16万名自闭症学生，70%的自闭症学生就读于主流学校。然而，仅仅是出勤率不足以创造一个真正的包容性的教育经验，需要进一步的研究，以了解和改善自闭症中学生的包容性经验。我的博士学位将专注于这个问题，并使用跨学科，多方法和多信息方法，并与卡梅尔学院合作，我将制定一个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。提高包容性有可能减少消极的经验，如孤独，耻辱和排斥，这对心理健康产生负面影响，真正成功的包容性可以是变革性的。我的博士学位将集中在三个核心领域，具体来说：i）自闭症学生如何概念化他们在学校的社会经验（研究1），ii）如何嵌入自闭症学生在主流中学的社交网络和iii）自闭症学生的第一印象，以及如何将其与更广泛的社会经验和教育联系起来（研究3）。将自闭症和神经典型的年轻人纳入指导我的项目的参与性小组（与我的合作伙伴一起开发）将是在我的工作中涉及自闭症声音的关键因素，这对我和自闭症研究领域都很重要。我的项目有可能积极影响和改变自闭症学生的包容性。"

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."