We know a lot about why the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has risen so dramatically since the 1960s. However, social science and social psychology in particular fall short in the analysis of autistic behavior, the real-life manifestations of the disorder. In this address, I suggest that unless we tackle behavior in interaction, rather than as emanating from individuals, we cannot analytically comprehend behavior as a socially real and holistic entity. The particular phenomena under investigation is transpositioning, or how a neurotypical (NT) professional initiates a sequence of action (first position) involving a recipient who has ASD. Then, the person with ASD fashions a response (second position) that is resistive or noncooperative. However, the NT professional subsequently fashions an action that portrays the ASD person’s second position or responsive behavior as an initiation or feature independent of what may have prompted it. Moreover, in reporting on the event in police, clinical, or other records, there is an elision of the prior initiations or first position actions such that the person with ASD is shown to have manifested ostensibly autonomous and anomalous behavior requiring interventions or remediation.

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为什么社会心理学需要自闭症，为什么自闭症需要社会心理学：法医和临床考虑

自1960年代以来，自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的患病率如此急剧上升的原因，我们知道很多。但是，社会科学和社会心理学在自闭症行为（该疾病的现实表现）的分析中尤其不足。在这个演讲中，我建议除非我们处理互动中的行为，而不是从个人那里发散出来，否则我们就不能分析性地理解行为是一个社会上真实的整体实体。正在调查的特定现象是换位，或者是神经典型（NT）专业人员如何启动涉及具有ASD的接受者的一系列动作（第一位置）。然后，患有ASD的人会形成抵抗或不合作的反应（第二位置）。然而，NT专业人士随后进行了一项动作，该动作将ASD人的第二位置或响应行为描绘为与可能促使其发生行为无关的启动或功能。此外，在警察，临床或其他记录中报告事件时，先前的启动或第一个位置动作会被忽略，从而使患有ASD的人表现出明显的自主性和异常行为，需要干预或补救。