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Siddhi Patel, Charlotte Wilks, Danielle Ropar, & Rob Ackerman

Findings support evidence that autistic people often experience better rapport in all-autistic groups and may be more sensitive to mixed-group environments. These insights can help foster more inclusive environments by informing strategies for more effective collaboration.

Participants in mixed-neurotype groups directed more negativity toward others than participants in same-neurotype groups. Autistic—but not non-autistic—participants verbalized more negativity in mixed groups.

We found that autistic participants expressed more positive opinions about the group and their own contributions than did non-autistic participants. Non-autistic participants expressed more negative group evaluations and elicited more building ideas.

34 four-person groups: all autistic, all non-autistic, majority autistic, or majority non-autistic were video recorded during a 5-minute Jenga tower-building task, and participants reported their rapport with the group. Videos were transcribed and coded for collaborative speech.

These findings support the double empathy problem in group contexts and suggest directions for future research.

particularly in enjoyment and friendliness. Overall, autistic participants benefited from interacting in autistic groups and were more sensitive to group composition than non-autistic participants, whose rapport stayed consistent regardless of group composition.

and if diagnostic
differences affect rapport. Groups engaged in a 5-minute building activity and completed a rapport measure. Contrary to the social deficit model, autistic adults reported high rapport in all-autistic groups. These groups showed higher rapport than mixed groups,

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I plan another activity for when I’m done engaging in my special interest(s) and that usually motivates me to take a break (at least for a bit).