Autistic adults benefit from and enjoy learning via social interaction as much as neurotypical adults do.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Autistic people show poor processing of social signals (i.e. about the social world). But how do they learn via social interaction?

Methods

68 neurotypical adults and 60 autistic adults learned about obscure items (e.g. exotic animals) over Zoom (i) in a live video-call with the teacher, (ii) from a recorded learner-teacher interaction video and (iii) from a recorded teacher-alone video. Data were analysed via analysis of variance and multi-level regression models.

Results

Live teaching provided the most optimal learning condition, with no difference between groups. Enjoyment was the strongest predictor of learning: both groups enjoyed the live interaction significantly more than other condition and reported similar anxiety levels across conditions.

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SUBMITTER: De Felice S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10481576 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature