Many autistic people do not learn they are autistic until adulthood. Parents may wait to tell a
child they are autistic until they feel the child is “ready.” In this study, a participatory team of …

Social support has a positive impact on quality of life (QoL) in neurotypical older adults and
young autistic adults, but the association for older autistic adults is unclear. Autistic adults …

Background Alexithymia, a personality trait characterized by difficulties interpreting
emotional states, is commonly elevated in autistic adults, and a growing body of literature …

Somatic symptoms are the most common cause of outpatient medical visits in the general
population, yet their presence and severity in individuals on the autism spectrum has rarely …

Misophonia is a newly described disorder of sound tolerance characterized by strong
negative emotional reactions to specific “trigger” sounds, resulting in significant distress …

This review examines methods used to report on the QoL and/or well-being of autistic
people. A search of four databases (June 2023) identified 256 studies that reported on the …

It was recently reported that learning one is autistic earlier in life is associated with greater
quality of life and well-being in university students. In a pre-registered extension of this work …

Background: Improving the understanding and treatment of mental health concerns,
including depression and anxiety, are significant priorities for autistic adults. While several …

Background: Although disparities in mental health and subjective quality of life (QoL) have
been reported for autistic adults, reasons for these disparities are poorly understood. A …

Quality of life is widely acknowledged as one of the most important outcomes in autism
research, but few measures of this construct have been validated for use in autistic people …