Loneliness in Adults on the Autism Spectrum.

adult autism loneliness social network social skills social support

Journal

Autism in adulthood : challenges and management
ISSN: 2573-959X
Titre abrégé: Autism Adulthood
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101741462

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 Sep 2019
Historique:
entrez: 5 1 2023
pubmed: 1 9 2019
medline: 1 9 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Loneliness is associated with adverse psychological and physical outcomes. However, little is known about the factors contributing to loneliness in autistic adults. This study aimed to quantitatively compare levels and predictors of loneliness in autistic and nonautistic adults, and then contextualize these findings by thematically analyzing responses to open-ended questions on autistic adults' socialization experiences. We obtained data from the Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC) Australian Longitudinal Study of Adults with Autism (ALSAA). The sample comprised 220 autistic adults (age mean [ Autistic adults scored significantly higher on the ULS-8 than nonautistic adults ( Autistic adults have reported higher levels of loneliness. Variables associated with loneliness in both groups were dissatisfaction with social support and the autism quotient subdomain of social skills. The subjectivity of perceived loneliness, views about socialization, and their implications for social support in autistic adults warrant further study.

Sections du résumé

Background UNASSIGNED
Loneliness is associated with adverse psychological and physical outcomes. However, little is known about the factors contributing to loneliness in autistic adults. This study aimed to quantitatively compare levels and predictors of loneliness in autistic and nonautistic adults, and then contextualize these findings by thematically analyzing responses to open-ended questions on autistic adults' socialization experiences.
Methods UNASSIGNED
We obtained data from the Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC) Australian Longitudinal Study of Adults with Autism (ALSAA). The sample comprised 220 autistic adults (age mean [
Results UNASSIGNED
Autistic adults scored significantly higher on the ULS-8 than nonautistic adults (
Conclusions UNASSIGNED
Autistic adults have reported higher levels of loneliness. Variables associated with loneliness in both groups were dissatisfaction with social support and the autism quotient subdomain of social skills. The subjectivity of perceived loneliness, views about socialization, and their implications for social support in autistic adults warrant further study.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1089/aut.2018.0038 PMID: 36601420 PMC: PMC8992830
pubmed: 36601420
doi: 10.1089/aut.2018.0038
pii: 10.1089/aut.2018.0038
pmc: PMC8992830
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

182-193

Informations de copyright

Copyright 2019, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

No competing financial interests exist.

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Auteurs

Dawn Ee (D)

Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN), UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
The Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Ye In Jane Hwang (YIJ)

Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN), UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
The Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Simone Reppermund (S)

Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN), UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Preeyaporn Srasuebkul (P)

Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN), UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Julian N Trollor (JN)

Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN), UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
The Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Kitty-Rose Foley (KR)

Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN), UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Samuel R C Arnold (SRC)

Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN), UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
The Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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