“It fostered a greater appreciation for my little corner of the world”: A feasibility study of a therapeutic photography intervention for the well-being of autistic youth / Marina CHARALAMPOPOULOU in Autism, 29-11 (November 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 29-11 (November 2025) . - p.2774-2790 Titre : “It fostered a greater appreciation for my little corner of the world”: A feasibility study of a therapeutic photography intervention for the well-being of autistic youth Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Marina CHARALAMPOPOULOU, Auteur ; Alaa IBRAHIM, Auteur ; Heather PRIME, Auteur ; Nicole EDDY, Auteur ; Larissa PANETTA, Auteur ; Heather BROWN, Auteur ; Shital DESAI, Auteur ; Kylie GRAY, Auteur ; Meng-Chuan LAI, Auteur ; Peter E. LANGDON, Auteur ; Yona LUNSKY, Auteur ; Carly MCMORRIS, Auteur ; Paul RITVO, Auteur ; Kate TILLECZEK, Auteur ; Ami TINT, Auteur ; Jonathan A. WEISS, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2774-2790 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : accessible interventions  autistic youth  eudaimonia  hedonia  participatory intervention development  positive well-being interventions  therapeutic photography Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Research and intervention efforts for autistic people have disproportionately focused on negative mental health. This has resulted in a shortage of interventions addressing the promotion of positive emotional (hedonic) and psychological (eudaimonic) states. Therapeutic photography, which refers to self-initiated photo-taking paired with mindful reflections of the photographs, has the potential to provide an accessible and scalable approach to promote positive mental health for autistic people. This study employed a mixed-methods design to investigate the development and feasibility of a novel therapeutic photography intervention intended to promote hedonic and eudaimonic well-being among autistic youth. Forty-one autistic youth between 16 and 25 years of age were recruited. Findings indicated that therapeutic photography was a feasible intervention in terms of demand, implementation, acceptability, and practicality. There was also preliminary evidence suggesting that therapeutic photography may be a promising intervention for the promotion of different aspects of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. Suggestions for future intervention adaptations to better address the needs of autistic youth are also featured.Lay Abstract Using Photography to Increase the Well-Being in Autistic YouthPast research has mostly focused on the challenges and negative mental health experiences of autistic young people, leading to a lack of strategies aimed at increasing positive emotions and experiences. To address this gap in the literature, we developed a therapeutic photography intervention that aimed to increase positive aspects of well-being for autistic youth. With the help of two autistic advisors, we recruited 41 autistic people, between the ages of 16 and 25 years, and asked them to take photos of positive experiences and write short reflections about their photos, for the duration of 4 weeks. We then asked participants about the benefits and challenges of the intervention. We also asked participants about any challenges they had in engaging with therapeutic photography and any changes and additional supports they would recommend for the intervention. Our results showed that autistic young people found the intervention to be interesting, doable, acceptable, and practical. We also found some evidence for the potential benefits of the intervention for the well-being of autistic youth. Participants had different ideas for adapting the design of the intervention to better meet the needs of autistic youth in the future. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613251359196 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=570 [article] “It fostered a greater appreciation for my little corner of the world”: A feasibility study of a therapeutic photography intervention for the well-being of autistic youth [texte imprimé] / Marina CHARALAMPOPOULOU, Auteur ; Alaa IBRAHIM, Auteur ; Heather PRIME, Auteur ; Nicole EDDY, Auteur ; Larissa PANETTA, Auteur ; Heather BROWN, Auteur ; Shital DESAI, Auteur ; Kylie GRAY, Auteur ; Meng-Chuan LAI, Auteur ; Peter E. LANGDON, Auteur ; Yona LUNSKY, Auteur ; Carly MCMORRIS, Auteur ; Paul RITVO, Auteur ; Kate TILLECZEK, Auteur ; Ami TINT, Auteur ; Jonathan A. WEISS, Auteur . - p.2774-2790. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 29-11 (November 2025) . - p.2774-2790 Mots-clés : accessible interventions  autistic youth  eudaimonia  hedonia  participatory intervention development  positive well-being interventions  therapeutic photography Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Research and intervention efforts for autistic people have disproportionately focused on negative mental health. This has resulted in a shortage of interventions addressing the promotion of positive emotional (hedonic) and psychological (eudaimonic) states. Therapeutic photography, which refers to self-initiated photo-taking paired with mindful reflections of the photographs, has the potential to provide an accessible and scalable approach to promote positive mental health for autistic people. This study employed a mixed-methods design to investigate the development and feasibility of a novel therapeutic photography intervention intended to promote hedonic and eudaimonic well-being among autistic youth. Forty-one autistic youth between 16 and 25 years of age were recruited. Findings indicated that therapeutic photography was a feasible intervention in terms of demand, implementation, acceptability, and practicality. There was also preliminary evidence suggesting that therapeutic photography may be a promising intervention for the promotion of different aspects of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. Suggestions for future intervention adaptations to better address the needs of autistic youth are also featured.Lay Abstract Using Photography to Increase the Well-Being in Autistic YouthPast research has mostly focused on the challenges and negative mental health experiences of autistic young people, leading to a lack of strategies aimed at increasing positive emotions and experiences. To address this gap in the literature, we developed a therapeutic photography intervention that aimed to increase positive aspects of well-being for autistic youth. With the help of two autistic advisors, we recruited 41 autistic people, between the ages of 16 and 25 years, and asked them to take photos of positive experiences and write short reflections about their photos, for the duration of 4 weeks. We then asked participants about the benefits and challenges of the intervention. We also asked participants about any challenges they had in engaging with therapeutic photography and any changes and additional supports they would recommend for the intervention. Our results showed that autistic young people found the intervention to be interesting, doable, acceptable, and practical. We also found some evidence for the potential benefits of the intervention for the well-being of autistic youth. Participants had different ideas for adapting the design of the intervention to better meet the needs of autistic youth in the future. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613251359196 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=570

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