ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2021
Adults with autism spectrum disorder show atypical patterns of thoughts and feelings during rest.
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- The Relative Accuracy of Different Methods for Measuring Mind Wandering Subtypes: A Systematic Review.Brain and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- In-scanner thoughts contribute to resting-state functional connectivity.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Social mind at rest: resting-state connectivity associated with social thought relates to friendship quality.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2026Article
- Differences in ongoing thought between autistic and non-autistic adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- In-Scanner Thoughts shape Resting-state Functional Connectivity: how participants "rest" matters.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Mind wandering in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Preliminary evaluation using the Mind Excessively Wandering Scale in a Japanese clinical population.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2022Article
- Data-Driven EEG Theta and Alpha Components Are Associated with Subjective Experience during Resting State.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits Based on Academic Performance.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Relationship between Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the Brain at Rest and Self-Reported Spontaneous Thoughts: An EEG Microstate Approach.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Pre-retirement Employees Experience Lasting Improvements in Resilience and Well-Being After Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
lay abstractEveryone knows the feeling of letting one's mind wander freely in a quiet moment. The thoughts and feelings experienced in those moments have been shown to influence our well-being-and vice versa. In this study, we looked at which thoughts and feelings are being experienced by adults with autism spectrum disorder and compared them to adults without autism spectrum disorder. In total, 88 adults with autism spectrum disorder and 90 adults without autism spectrum disorder were asked to rest for 5 min with their eyes closed and let their mind wander. Directly after, they filled in the Amsterdam Resting-State Questionnaire, which probes what participants were feeling and thinking during the period of rest. We found that adults with autism spectrum disorder tend to think less about others, felt less comfortable, and had more disrupted thoughts during the rest compared to adults without autism spectrum disorder. Interestingly, autism spectrum disorder participants reporting lower levels of comfort during the rest also reported more autism spectrum disorder symptoms, specifically in social behaviors and skills, attention switching, and imagination. We propose to use the eyes-closed rest condition in combination with the Amsterdam Resting-State Questionnaire more widely to shed light on aberrant thoughts and feelings in brain disorders and to study the effect of therapeutic interventions.
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