Project 2: Addressing Autism- Maintaining Friendships Research

 I have continued my research for project 2 so that I could learn about how autistic people handle making friends, how they keep these connection and how they may find it challenging.

For this research, I have used a website article. The website lists different reasons on why maintaining these friendships may be a struggle for those with autism. 

The reasons listed on this website are:

1.) Someone with autism may not know how to words things based on what they mean, they may not know what to say.

2.) They can struggle analysing and understanding other peoples' body language. Such as gestures and facial expressions. 

3.) Social situations can lead to someone with autism feeling anxious. 

4.) Compromising and adjusting to change such as altering their routine can be stressful.  

5.) They can low self-esteem and not feel confident in their own abilities.

6.) They can struggle with forgetting about negative past experiences. This is because they may feel that the same thing is going to happen again in every friendship.

7.) They can sometimes be perceived as too friendly

8.) There is a constant expectation to keep the friendships 

After gathering together this research, I can now start to create ideas/ designs that link back to this research.

Reference:

Youth participant

(2016)

10 reasons people with autism struggle with friendships

Available at:

(16th February 2023)