[article]
| Titre : |
Knitting to reduce anxiety in autistic adolescents: a case study |
| Type de document : |
Texte imprimé et/ou numérique |
| Auteurs : |
Heidi HILLMAN, Auteur |
| Article en page(s) : |
p.22-25 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
The author Heidi Hillman, is an autistic researcher who works at Eastern Washington University in the USA as a professor of psychology and conducts research around autism, attempting to add an autistic voice in redefining autism research. Additionally, she has a private counselling practice. She was interested in exploring the potential benefits of a knitting group on reducing anxiety on autistic young people aged between 11 and 15 years of age. Eight weekly knitting sessions lasting 90 minutes were held with a mix of boys and girls. They were taught to knit and produced a range of products. Participants were asked to comment on this experience. The author took data on how often they knitted between the sessions and whether they continued to knit following the end of the sessions. Their parents were asked to comment on the effects of knitting on their children’s stress levels. The findings were very positive in that they all knitted between the sessions and made positive comments about the effects on their stress levels. Six of the seven were still knitting at home, two months after the sessions had stopped. The author calls for more research into the value of this activity. |
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in Good Autism Practice - GAP > 25-1 (May 2024) . - p.22-25
[article] Knitting to reduce anxiety in autistic adolescents: a case study [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Heidi HILLMAN, Auteur . - p.22-25. Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Good Autism Practice - GAP > 25-1 (May 2024) . - p.22-25
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
The author Heidi Hillman, is an autistic researcher who works at Eastern Washington University in the USA as a professor of psychology and conducts research around autism, attempting to add an autistic voice in redefining autism research. Additionally, she has a private counselling practice. She was interested in exploring the potential benefits of a knitting group on reducing anxiety on autistic young people aged between 11 and 15 years of age. Eight weekly knitting sessions lasting 90 minutes were held with a mix of boys and girls. They were taught to knit and produced a range of products. Participants were asked to comment on this experience. The author took data on how often they knitted between the sessions and whether they continued to knit following the end of the sessions. Their parents were asked to comment on the effects of knitting on their children’s stress levels. The findings were very positive in that they all knitted between the sessions and made positive comments about the effects on their stress levels. Six of the seven were still knitting at home, two months after the sessions had stopped. The author calls for more research into the value of this activity. |
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https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=540 |
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Knitting to reduce anxiety in autistic adolescents: a case study in Good Autism Practice - GAP, 25-1 (May 2024)