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ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2024

Mindfulness-based stress reduction for autistic adults: A feasibility study in an outpatient context.

Hanna Agius, Anne-Kristina Luoto, Anna Backman, Carina Eriksdotter, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström, Sven Bölte, Tatja Hirvikoski

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Article in Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hanna AgiusKarolinska Institutet, Stockholm Health Care Services, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1638-8498
Anne-Kristina LuotoStockholm Health Care Services, Sweden.
Anna BackmanKarolinska Institutet, Stockholm Health Care Services, Sweden.
Carina EriksdotterStockholm Health Care Services, Sweden.
Nitya Jayaram-LindströmKarolinska Institutet, Stockholm Health Care Services, Sweden.
Sven BölteKarolinska Institutet, Stockholm Health Care Services, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-4579-4970
Tatja HirvikoskiKarolinska Institutet, Stockholm Health Care Services, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1824-3003
Karolinska Institutet · SEStockholm Health Care Services · SECurtin University · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

lay abstractAutistic adults report high stress levels and difficulties dealing with everyday stressors. Mindfulness-based stress reduction groups aim to help regulate stress responses. We asked 50 autistic adults, without intellectual disability, to participate in a study of mindfulness-based stress reduction. The group program was made accessible through clear group leader communication and good program predictability, as well as reduced exposure to disturbing sensory stimuli. The mindfulness and yoga based exercises from the original mindfulness-based stress reduction program were included. The participants were positive and would even recommend an autistic friend to participate in a mindfulness-based stress reduction group. They reported that mindfulness-based stress reduction could lower symptoms of stress and improved stress coping. We still need to investigate these effects further in larger studies. The findings of this work show that mindfulness-based stress reduction groups can be adapted for autistic adults and that the participants overall were positive to the intervention and the group format.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderMindfulnessAdultFeasibility StudiesHumansOutpatientsStress, Psychologicaladultsautisminterventionmindfulnessstress

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PMID37190953
PMCPMC10851647
OpenAlexW4376641643

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