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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"autistic adults"”.
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Social Prescribing for Autistic Adults
Background Autistic adults are affected by health and social disparities that impact life expectancy and quality of life, frequently resulting in escalating wellbeing concerns requiring costly acute care. Evidence suggests barriers to healthcare and a lack of post-diagnostic support may contribute …
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Understanding the Lived Experiences of Autistic Adults
… related to transition and support needs for autistic adults remains limited. The purpose of this study was to understand the hopes, dreams, aspirations, challenges, and lived experiences of autistic adults. Academic literature has largely emphasized autism as a medical deficit, and use of …
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The experiences of autistic adults accessing healthcare services
Background: Autistic adults experience high rates of metal health difficulties and face significant barriers to accessing appropriate mental health care. Empirical research and recent professional guidelines emphasise the importance of modifying standard mental health interventions to best meet the …
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The Physical Health and Healthcare of Autistic Adults
… ability. Existing evidence suggests that autistic individuals may be at higher risk of premature mortality, and that increased likelihood of comorbid physical health conditions may be contributing to this risk; however, most of the existing research focuses heavily on the experiences of …
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How autistic adults experience bereavement: an interpretative phenomenological study
… this study is to elucidate what it is like for autistic individuals, who characteristically desire predictability and continuity, to experience the death of a loved one. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with 5 autistic adults and the transcripts analysed using Interpretative …
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Autonomic Nervous System Correlates of Emotion Regulation in Autistic Adults
… regulation difficulty is commonly experienced by autistic adults and has been explored as a transdiagnostic mechanism contributing to anxiety and depression in autistic adults. Previous research has found that emotion regulation strategies and autonomic nervous system (ANS) responses involved in …
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PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS PREDICTING COMMUNITY MOBILITY OF YOUNG AUTISTIC ADULTS
… the community. It is particularly critical for autistic young adults (AYA), as it directly influences their ability to engage and participate in their communities. Lack of mobility affects multiple aspects of life, including quality of life, loneliness, health, education, employment, and social …
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Show me the real you: Therapeutic relationship-building with autistic adults
… At the same time, research shows that autistic adults often do not experience positive relationships with professionals, and that many of their healthcare and support needs are unmet. Despite this extensive knowledge, relationship-building appears to be neglected in the context of …
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Protective factors, trauma, and quality of life in a sample of autistic adults
… little is known about how trauma impacts autistic individuals. Prior evidence suggests that while autistic adults face elevated rates of trauma exposure, rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the population are comparatively low, and it is unclear whether post-traumatic stress …
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Relations between sensory-related factors and stress in autistic and non-autistic adults
… could be a risk factor for parenting stress. Autistic parents and Highly Sensitive Persons (HSP) may be particularly at risk of elevated parenting stress, given their pronounced sensory sensitivity. Aims: The overarching aim of this thesis portfolio is to explore the relations between …
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Immersive experience between neurodivergence and neurotypicality Community Center for and by Autistic adults
… the design of a community center tailored for autistic adults, aiming to foster inclusivity and blur boundaries between neurodiverse and non-neurodiverse individuals. Through interdisciplinary approaches, it investigates spatial and sensory elements to create an immersive experience where …
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Negative Automatic Thoughts, Emotion Regulation, and Anxious and Depressive Symptoms in Autistic Adults
… prominent co-occurring conditions experienced by autistic adults and have been linked to repetitive negative thinking (McKenney et al, 2023). Emotion regulation is a transdiagnostic feature found in anxiety/depression, and autistic adults were found to use maladaptive emotion regulation strategies …
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SOCIOCULTURAL FACTORS INFLUENCING CAMOUFLAGING BEHAVIOURS AND THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES IN AUTISTIC AND NON-AUTISTIC ADULTS
Background: Camouflaging in autistic people (i.e. strategies to modify behaviour, mask autism-related characteristics, or conform to uncomfortable social situations to appear more “neurotypical”) is associated with poorer mental health and may render one’s support needs being overlooked. While …
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Overlapping Spectrums: Examining the Meaning-Making of Gender Diverse Autistic Adults Using a Participatory Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Approach
… in terms of the lived experiences of transgender autistic individuals themselves. Indeed, until very recently, the voices of individuals who experience diversity within the gender and autism spectrums have seldom been present in the research literature. Self-advocates within the autism and …
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A grounded theory exploration of how young autistic adults assigned female at Birth (AFAB) make meaning of friendships
… to human development and overall well-being. For autistic adults assigned female at birth (AFAB), navigating neurotypical norms and gendered expectations of friendship presents unique challenges, influencing how they understand, value, and experience friendships. Furthermore, autistic AFAB …
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The lived experiences of autistic adults as novice martial artists: A hermeneutic phenomenological approach to a reflexive thematic analysis
The study investigates the lived experiences of autistic adults as novice martial artists. It is an original and significant contribution to knowledge in its presentation and analysis of evidence of an extreme openness to experience and a longing to belong within an environment of mindful …
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The relationship between multilingualism and autism: a bidirectional approach to a complex issue
… 2016), replicating previous research on non-autistic children and adults (Bialystok, 2011). Furthermore, when surveyed, autistic adults have responded positively about learning multiple languages (Digard, Sorace, Stanfield, & Fletcher-Watson, 2020). However, there is no research that …
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Ageing well as an adult on the autism spectrum in Australia: a mixed-methods investigation
… functioning and participation profiles of autistic adults relative to the general population. It further aimed to explore the concept of ageing well and how it may be applied to autistic adults. Three studies were conducted. The first used health survey data to investigate the proportion of …
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Autistic Workers: Invisible People
Existing literature about autistic workers concentrates on the troubles autistics have in the workplace; these problems are linked back to documented deficits in autistic people, thereby constructing a picture of autistic workers as people who need to be helped. There have been no academic studies …
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Examining Relationships Between Problem-Solving Style and the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ): Leveraging Adaption-Innovation Theory to Support Autistic Adults in the Workplace
Research shows that approximately 85% of autistic individuals are unemployed or underemployed, highlighting the need for workforce development and leadership training to support this marginalized group. While autism spectrum disorders have increased significantly since the early 2000s, limited …
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