What Are You Worried About? Content and Extent of Worry in Autistic Adults

What Are You Worried About? Content and Extent of Worry in Autistic Adults

Autistic adults commonly experience anxiety and worry, although knowledge on how worry presents and the content, extent, and experiences among autistic adults is limited. A convergent parallel mixed-methods approach was used to explore the presentation and experiences of worry in autistic and non-au...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders Vol. 54; no. 5; pp. 2040 - 2054
Main Authors: Black, Melissa H., Greenwood, Dana L., Hwa, Jerome Choo Chen, Pivac, Jacqueline, Tang, Jessica, Clarke, Patrick J. F.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 01-05-2024
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Activities of Daily Living - psychology
Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety - psychology
Anxiety disorders
Autism
Autistic adults
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Cognition & reasoning
Emotional disorders
Female
Gorillas
Humans
Male
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Mental depression
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Pediatrics
Psychology
Public Health
Surveys and Questionnaires
Worry
Young Adult
Autism spectrum disorders
Depression
Anxiety
Worry
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Summary:Autistic adults commonly experience anxiety and worry, although knowledge on how worry presents and the content, extent, and experiences among autistic adults is limited. A convergent parallel mixed-methods approach was used to explore the presentation and experiences of worry in autistic and non-autistic adults. Quantitative surveys were used to compare the content and extent of worry in autistic adults to non-autistic adults, with semi-structured interviews also conducted with autistic adults to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences, impacts and content of worry in autistic adults. Findings indicated that autistic adults demonstrated clinically significant levels of worry which were substantially higher than non-autistic adults. Autistic adults described worry as a cycle of negative thoughts impacting their daily life. Findings indicate that autistic adults may worry more than non-autistic adults, impacting on participation in activities of daily living, sleep, and mental health.
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ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-023-05963-2