In recent years, an increasing number of social farming initiatives have involved adults with autism spectrum disorders, both to improve their life conditions and promote their work inclusion. Several studies have assessed these experiences, showing that the participants derive important benefits from being part of a social community, working in the countryside, and establishing a good relationship with the farmer.

This paper aims to assess the ability of 9 adults with autism spectrum disorders – who attend an adult day care centre in the Umbria region of Italy – to carry out agricultural and animal husbandry activities. Results from panel data analysis show that the activity of olive grove, indoor cleaning, and tidying at the agritourism farms has a considerable positive effect on the performances of the adults with autism spectrum disorders.

Moreover, the adults studied prefer the activities in a greenhouse over those occurring inside (e.g., agritourism farm or the warehouse) and outside (e.g., vegetable, olive, and grape production). Further, the higher the precision level required to perform an action, the lower is their observed performance.

Generally, the tasks that receive the highest evaluations are those in which the autistic person can relate with other people and/or animals. These findings confirm the role of social farming in developing working and relational skills in adults with autism spectrum disorders.

近年来，越来越多的社会农业计划使患有自闭症谱系障碍的成年人参与进来，以改善他们的生活条件并促进他们的工作包容性。几项研究评估了这些经验，表明参与者从成为社会团体的一员，在农村工作并与农民建立良好关系中受益匪浅。

本文旨在评估9名患有自闭症谱系障碍的成年人（参加意大利翁布里亚地区的成人日托中心）进行农业和畜牧业活动的能力。面板数据分析的结果表明，橄榄树的活动，室内清洁和农业旅游农场的整理对自闭症谱系障碍成年人的表现具有相当大的积极影响。

此外，所研究的成年人比在室内（例如，农业观光农场或仓库）和在室外（例如，蔬菜，橄榄和葡萄生产）发生的活动更喜欢温室中的活动。此外，执行动作所需的精度级别越高，其观察到的性能就越低。

通常，获得最高评价的任务是自闭症患者可以与其他人和/或动物建立联系的任务。这些发现证实了社交农业在发展自闭症谱系障碍成年人的工作和相关技能中的作用。