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ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2026

Supporting a 'good life' for autistic children: Autistic adults' and parents' perspectives.

Kate Simpson, Connie Allen, Elizabeth Wheeley, Elizabeth Pellicano, Melanie Heyworth, Jacquiline den Houting, Rachael Bowen, Dawn Adams

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Article in Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Kate SimpsonGriffith University, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0743-7304
Connie AllenGriffith University, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4709-0678
Elizabeth WheeleyGriffith University, Australia.
Elizabeth PellicanoMacquarie University, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7246-8003
Melanie HeyworthMacquarie University, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9684-3322
Jacquiline den HoutingMacquarie University, Australia.
Rachael BowenGiant Steps, Australia.
Dawn AdamsGriffith University, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8001-0126

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There has been limited research into what helps to promote autistic children's quality of life. This qualitative study, co-produced with autistic people, aimed to identify, from multiple perspectives, what helps autistic children to live a 'good life'. We conducted semi-structured interviews with autistic adults (

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Autistic DisorderParentsQuality of LifeSocial SupportAdolescentAdultChildFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchSense of AgencyYoung Adultautismchildrenqualitative researchquality of lifewellbeing

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PMID41709437
PMCPMC13005894

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