The impact of art, storytelling, and STEAM-based approaches on creativity development in autistic youth and young adults: A mixed methods study protocol.

ABSTRACT: There are contradicting perspectives regarding autistics' ability to be creative. Some researchers cite autistics' underlying social communication and interaction differences, fixated interests, and inflexible patterns as fundamentally inhibiting creativity. However, many autistics refute this mindset and produce creative works as painters, sculptors, photographers, and graphic artists. This protocol describes a mixed methods study that aims to determine the impact of art, storytelling, and STEAM-based approaches to develop autistic youth and young adult participants' creative self-efficacy, psychological empowerment, and design thinking traits. The primary research question is: How does a 120-minute workshop intervention impact the creative self-efficacy of autistic participants? We hypot

SUBMITTER: Holt JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11611130 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature