ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2020
Work, living, and the pursuit of happiness: Vocational and psychosocial outcomes for young adults with autism.
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- Impact of Working Together for adults with autism spectrum disorder: a multifamily group intervention.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2021Trial
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- What Factors Have Been the Most Helpful and Harmful and When? Identifying Key Impacts on Psychosocial Development According to Autistic Adults and Caregivers.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Understanding the Impact of Living Situation and Social Satisfaction on Depression and Substance Use in Autistic Young Adults Without Intellectual Disability.Autism in adulthood · 2026Article
- Autism Stigma and Employment: A Scoping Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Relative strengths in daily living skills among autistic individuals and individuals with related developmental conditions who have co-occurring intellectual disability.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Article
- Limited Discrepancy Between Cognitive Ability and Daily Living Skills in Autism: A Longitudinal Study From Ages 2-25.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026Article
- Developing a consensus research definition for profound autism using a modified Delphi method.Molecular autism · 2026Article
- A Scoping Review on Positive Emotions and Affect in Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- VIRTUES: A Virtual Reality Multimodal Sensing Platform for Quantifying and Supporting Cross-Neurotype Collaboration.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Developmental Trajectories of Adaptive Behavior from Toddlerhood to Middle Adulthood in Autism.Autism in adulthood · 2026Article
- Social communication development in a contingent world: insights from autism.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2026Review
- A Longitudinal Study of Aggression in People with Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Autism at 30: Conceptualizations for adult research and clinical practice.The American psychologist · 2026Review
- "It fostered a greater appreciation for my little corner of the world": A feasibility study of a therapeutic photography intervention for the well-being of autistic youth.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Article
- "One must think autism in everything one does": Clinicians' Experiences of Supporting Autistic Patients.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- The role of family quality of life in the caregivers of autistic adolescents receiving treatment for daily living skills.Research in autism · 2025Article
- The role of social drivers of health in communication abilities of autistic adolescents and young adults.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
lay abstractIt is important to better understand how adults with autism are functioning in adulthood. Studies that have tracked individuals across the lifespan can help identify developmental factors influence differences in adult outcomes. The present study examines the independence, well-being, and functioning of 123 adults that have been closely followed since early childhood. Autism diagnosis and cognitive assessments were given frequently throughout childhood and during adulthood. We examined differences between adults who had received an autism diagnosis at some point with higher cognitive abilities (Ever ASD-High IQ) and lower cognitive abilities (Ever ASD-Low IQ), as well as adults who never received a diagnosis of autism in the course of the study (Never ASD). We found that autistic features specifically related to adaptive skills and friendships, and verbal intelligence related to work outcomes. In many ways, the Never ASD group had similar outcomes compared to the ASD groups. However, adults with ASD tended to have lower well-being and fewer positive emotions. Families played a major role in supporting adults with and without ASD at all intellectual levels. The findings suggest that realistic ways of increasing independence need to be developed by working with adults and their families, while acknowledging the contribution of individual differences in mental health, intelligence and autism symptoms across neurodevelopmental disorders.
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