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Direct linkSaskia Riedelbauch; Sebastian B. Gaigg; Tobias Thiel; Veit Roessner; Melanie Ring – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Anxiety disorders commonly occur in autism. Existing studies implicate intolerance of uncertainty, alexithymia, sensory processing differences and emotion regulation difficulties as influencing factors of anxiety in autism. To date, a few studies have considered the combination of these factors within the same sample. This study used structural…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Jeroen Dewinter; Morénike Giwa Onaiwu; Maria L. Massolo; Reid Caplan; Els Van Beneden; Nikki Brörmann; Eileen T. Crehan; Lisa A. Croen; Susan Faja; Dena L. Gassner; Laura Graham Holmes; Cat Hughes; Morrigan Hunter; Monique Huysamen; Paola Jelonche; Meng-Chuan Lai; Ilse Noens; Heta Pukki; Mark A. Stokes; John F. Strang; Anna I. R. van der Miesen – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
This short report presents recommendations to promote health and well-being relating to sexuality and gender diversity in autistic individuals. The recommendations were developed based on the latest available scientific knowledge coupled with a community-driven approach. An international group of autistic and non-autistic experts in the fields of…
Descriptors: Well Being, LGBTQ People, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Youth
Ralph Bagnall; Ailsa Russell; Mark Brosnan; Katie Maras – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Autistic children and adolescents often have greater difficulty engaging in deception than their non-autistic peers. However, deception in autistic adulthood has received little attention to date. This study examined whether autistic and non-autistic adults differed in their inclination to lie in everyday situations and the factors that underpin…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Deception, Moral Values
Wikke J. van der Putten; Audrey J. J. Mol; Tulsi A. Radhoe; Carolien Torenvliet; Joost A. Agelink van Rentergem; Annabeth P. Groenman; Hilde M. Geurts – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Camouflaging is hypothesized to play an important role in developing mental health difficulties. But this might not be true for everyone. It remains unclear for whom camouflaging is associated with mental health. In this preregistered study (AsPredicted #45095), we investigated whether (1) camouflaging and mental health were associated and (2) we…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Mental Disorders
Susanna Crowson; Daniel Poole; Kelly Scargill; Megan Freeth – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Post-diagnostic support for autistic adults in the United Kingdom is geographically inequitable and, in general, considered inadequate. This results in autistic adults facing unnecessary challenges and wide-ranging poor outcomes. A modified Delphi study sought to establish autistic adults' priorities for optimal provision of post-diagnostic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Access to Health Care
Rachel A. G. O'Connor; Mary Doherty; Theresa Ryan-Enright; Keith Gaynor – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Autistic girls and women experience more mental health difficulties and poorer well-being than their non-autistic peers. Little emphasis has been placed on the perspectives of the girls and women within the literature. This review aims to provide an overview of the factors that impact autistic females' emotional and social well-being and mental…
Descriptors: Females, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adolescents, Adults
Raven Bureau; Céline Clément – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Research on how adults react to receiving an autism diagnosis is focused on the United States or the United Kingdom context even though cultural differences might have an impact on these experiences. Few interventions for autistic adults exist, and when they do, they are often described as inappropriate. Our study aimed to explore the experiences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis
Paul A. G. Forbes; Irini Chaliani; Leonhard Schilbach; Tobias Kalenscher – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Sharing resources is fundamental for human cooperation and survival. People tend to share resources more with individuals they feel close to compared to those who are more socially distant. This decline in generosity at increasing social distance is called social discounting and is influenced by both social traits and abilities, such as empathy,…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Prosocial Behavior, Altruism
Hannah Waddington; Hannah Minnell; Lee Patrick; Larah van Der Meer; Ruth Monk; Lisa Woods; Andrew J. O. Whitehouse – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
There is little research regarding autistic adult, parent and professional perspectives on support goals for young autistic children. A total of 87 autistic adults, 159 parents of autistic children, and 80 clinical professionals living in New Zealand and Australia completed a survey about the appropriateness and importance of common support goals…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Young Children, Early Intervention
Florence Y. N. Leung; Punit Shah; David Mason; Lucy A. Livingston – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
It was recently reported that learning one is autistic earlier in life is associated with greater quality of life and well-being in university students. In a pre-registered extension of this work, we addressed several limitations of this study by: (1) recruiting a larger sample of more diverse ages and education levels; (2) distinguishing between…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Identification, Clinical Diagnosis
Samuel R. C. Arnold; Georgia Bruce; Janelle Weise; Caroline J. Mills; Julian N. Trollor; Kristy Coxon – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Barriers to healthcare experienced by Australian autistic adults have not been previously explored. We conducted a cross-sectional investigation of barriers to healthcare and associated factors from a subtle realism perspective. Perceived barriers to healthcare were obtained from the Barriers to Healthcare Checklist Short-Form (BHC). A total of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Access to Health Care, Barriers
Patricia Castaño Novoa; Jacobo Limeres Posse; Eliane García Mato; Iván Varela Aneiros; María Teresa Abeleira Pazos; Pedro Diz Dios; Berta Rivas Mundiña – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
The aim of this pilot study was to assess the efficacy of a desensitization program developed by dentists and occupational therapists, targeted at autistic adults, to encourage their cooperation in the dental setting. The study group consisted of 18 individuals with autism (10 men and 8 women, aged 18 - 45 years). The patients underwent a baseline…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Patients, Occupational Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Autistic Adults: A Feasibility Study in an Outpatient Context
Hanna Agius; Anne-Kristina Luoto; Anna Backman; Carina Eriksdotter; Nitya Jayaram-Lindström; Sven Bölte; Tatja Hirvikoski – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Autistic adults report high stress and impaired ability to cope with stressors. Mindfulness-based stress reduction targets individual's own resources to regulate stress responses. An open feasibility study was conducted in an outpatient context, recruiting autistic adults without intellectual disability. The intervention, guided by trained…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Metacognition, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults
How Do Primary Care Providers and Autistic Adults Want to Improve Their Primary Care? A Delphi-Study
Eva B Warreman; Wietske A Ester; Hilde M Geurts; Robert RJM Vermeiren; Laura A Nooteboom – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Autistic adults often experience health problems and a range of healthcare barriers. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate barriers and explore how primary care providers and autistic adults want to improve their primary healthcare. Semi-structured interviews with three autistic adults, two parents of autistic children and six care…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Primary Health Care, Allied Health Personnel
Paige Laxton; Sean Healy; Benjamin Brewer; Freda Patterson – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
This study aimed to identify the prevalence of current smoking and examine the association between meeting combinations of the 24-h movement guidelines and current smoking in autistic adults. This cross-sectional study administered an electronic survey to a national sample of autistic adults in the United States. The study outcome was current…
Descriptors: Smoking, Physical Activity Level, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults
