ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2023
"Self-compassion changed my life": The self-compassion experiences of autistic and non-autistic adults and its relationship with mental health and psychological wellbeing.
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- A Scoping Review on Positive Emotions and Affect in Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Outcomes in Autistic Youth: A Comparison of Cumulative Risk and Latent Class Approaches.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- "I'm not feeling alone in my experiences": How newly diagnosed autistic adults engage with a neurodiversity-affirming "Welcome Pack".Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Article
- Self-Compassion, Camouflaging, and Mental Health in Autistic Adults.Autism in adulthood · 2025Article
- Examining the Impact of a Brief Compassion Focused Intervention on Everyday Experiences of Compassion in Autistic Adults Through Psychophysiology and Experience Sampling.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2025Article
- The Compassionate Engagement and Action Scale for Youths: psychometric properties in a clinical psychiatric Swedish sample.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Associations Between Autistic Traits, Self-compassion, Anxiety and Depression in Autistic and Non-autistic Adults Without Intellectual Disability.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- A qualitative exploration of an autism-specific self-compassion program: The ASPAA.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
- The Inter-Relationship of Emotion Regulation, Self-Compassion, and Mental Health in Autistic Adults.Autism in adulthood · 2023Article
- Compassion-focused therapy with autistic adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Compassion focused therapy for self-stigma and shame in autism: a single case pre-experimental study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- A dual design thinking - universal design approach to catalyze neurodiversity advocacy through collaboration among high-schoolers.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
Self-compassion is a gentle way of relating to oneself, linked to a host of mental health benefits in non-autistic people. Although many autistic individuals report high anxiety and depression symptoms, no research to-date has examined the self-compassion experiences of autistic individuals and determined if self-compassion is associated with psychopathology. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to address this research gap. The participants (153 autistic and 93 non-autistic adults) completed on online survey and 11 autistic participants were also interviewed. Autistic participants reported significantly lower self-compassion than non-autistic adults, and in both groups, those with higher self-compassion reported higher psychological wellbeing and lower depression symptoms. Demographic predictors of self-compassion were identified. These findings have both clinical and research implications.
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