ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2019
'Who Am I?': An Exploratory Study of the Relationships Between Identity, Acculturation and Mental Health in Autistic Adolescents.
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- 'Being Autistic is Kind of Who You Are, It's an Identity Rather than a Disorder': Identity Negotiation and Construction Among Autistic Adults Diagnosed in Later Life.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- "Autism Diagnosis as a Guide": Taiwanese Adolescents' Own Experiences of Receiving Autism Diagnoses.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026Article
- The Role of Demographic and Autism Specific Factors on the Level of Depression in Autistic Adults.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Acculturation, values, and acculturative stress for autistic Latino emerging adults and Spanish-speaking parents participating in theJournal of developmental and physical disabilities · 2025Article
- First Impressions Matter: Exploring Children's Negative Perceptions of Autistic Children.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Should We Continue to Tell Autistic People that Their Brains are Different?Psychological reports · 2025Review
- Effects of Adaptive Prompts in Virtual Reality-Based Social Skills Training for Children with Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Social Skills Interventions for Adolescents with Level 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2024Review
- The association between social camouflage and mental health among autistic people in Japan and the UK: a cross-cultural study.Molecular autism · 2024Article
- The Intersection of Autism and Transgender and Nonbinary Identities: Community and Academic Dialogue on Research and Advocacy.Autism in adulthood · 2023Article
- Factors influencing the mental health of autistic children and teenagers: Parents' observations and experiences.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2023Article
- Negative first impression judgements of autistic children by non-autistic adults.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- 'Someone like-minded in a big place': Autistic young adults' attitudes towards autistic peer support in mainstream education.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2023Article
- A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Diagnostician Sex/Gender-Bias and Challenges in Assessing Females for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
- Sex/Gender Differences in CARS2 and GARS-3 Item Scores: Evidence of Phenotypic Differences Between Males and Females with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
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- Is social camouflaging associated with anxiety and depression in autistic adults?Molecular autism · 2021Article
- "I'm Proud to be a Little Bit Different": The Effects of Autistic Individuals' Perceptions of Autism and Autism Social Identity on Their Collective Self-esteem.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Article
- Understanding the Relationships Between Autistic Identity, Disclosure, and Camouflaging.Autism in adulthood · 2020Article
- Is Autism Inborn And Lifelong For Everyone?Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2019Article
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Abstract
Autistic adolescents are at increased risk of mental health difficulties. One potential factor contributing to this is identity development, although this hypothesis has been little explored. These adolescents also have to consider how autism forms their identity, a process called acculturation. This exploratory study examined the relationships between identity, acculturation and mental health in autistic adolescents. Twenty-four participants completed measures investigating identity, acculturation and mental health. Findings suggested mental health was not related to personal identity. Mental health scores did not differ between acculturation groups, however those aligned to non-autistic culture tended to generate more positive self-statements than those aligned to neither culture. These findings suggest autistic adolescents should be encouraged to explore autistic culture and supported in constructing their identity.
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