Situated practice research offers rich possibilities for recognising and developing practitioner knowledge in social care. In this article, I document the application of anthropological methods and thinking within a research programme in autism services. Drawing on Donald Schön’s model of the reflective practitioner, I argue that participant observation, aimed at the holistic documentation of autism services, provides a means to systematic reflection, comparison and learning in order to inform practice. This approach stands to broaden the field of autism research from unidirectional models of knowledge ‘translation’ to include research and insights generated from services. I also advocate the relational nature of anthropology as a means to meaningfully engage autistic people with intellectual disabilities in research through collaboration with practitioner researchers.

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自闭症服务中的反思从业者和参与者观察者

情境实践研究为识别和发展社会关怀从业者知识提供了丰富的可能性。在本文中，我记录了人类学方法和思维在自闭症服务研究项目中的应用。借鉴 Donald Schön 的反思从业者模型，我认为针对自闭症服务的整体记录的参与式观察提供了一种系统反思、比较和学习的方法，以便为实践提供信息。这种方法将自闭症研究领域从知识“翻译”的单向模型扩展到包括从服务中产生的研究和见解。