The experiences and needs of female adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorder
There is limited large-scale research into the lived experiences of female adults who have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with no co-occurring intellectual disability (ID). Drawing on the findings of an Australia-wide survey, this paper presents self-report data from n=82 women with high function...
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| description | There is limited large-scale research into the lived experiences of female adults who have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with no co-occurring intellectual disability (ID). Drawing on the findings of an Australia-wide survey, this paper presents self-report data from n=82 women with high functioning ASD with respect to their health, education, employment, social and community activities. Where relevant, comparisons are provided with the male subset of the same study population: however, in the majority of analyses no discernible gender differences emerged. The findings highlight the diverse and complex challenges faced by women with high functioning ASD, including high levels of mental health disorder, unmet support needs in education settings and the workplace, and social exclusion and isolation. |
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| spelling | nottingham-397212020-05-04T17:43:18Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39721/ The experiences and needs of female adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorder Baldwin, Susanna Costley, Debra There is limited large-scale research into the lived experiences of female adults who have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with no co-occurring intellectual disability (ID). Drawing on the findings of an Australia-wide survey, this paper presents self-report data from n=82 women with high functioning ASD with respect to their health, education, employment, social and community activities. Where relevant, comparisons are provided with the male subset of the same study population: however, in the majority of analyses no discernible gender differences emerged. The findings highlight the diverse and complex challenges faced by women with high functioning ASD, including high levels of mental health disorder, unmet support needs in education settings and the workplace, and social exclusion and isolation. SAGE 2016-05-01 Article PeerReviewed Baldwin, Susanna and Costley, Debra (2016) The experiences and needs of female adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 20 (4). pp. 483-495. ISSN 1461-7005 adults females high-functioning autism spectrum disorder masking mental health http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1362361315590805 doi:10.1177/1362361315590805 doi:10.1177/1362361315590805 |
| spellingShingle | adults females high-functioning autism spectrum disorder masking mental health Baldwin, Susanna Costley, Debra The experiences and needs of female adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorder |
| title | The experiences and needs of female adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorder |
| title_full | The experiences and needs of female adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorder |
| title_fullStr | The experiences and needs of female adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | The experiences and needs of female adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorder |
| title_short | The experiences and needs of female adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorder |
| title_sort | experiences and needs of female adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorder |
| topic | adults females high-functioning autism spectrum disorder masking mental health |
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