The emergence of critical autism studies has fueled efforts to interrogate how autistic people
are studied and described in academic literature. While there is a call for research that …

Autistic adults experience a higher rate of physical and mental health conditions and lower
rates of employment and post-secondary education participation than their non-autistic …

Abstract Background The Canadian 24-hour movement behavior (24-HMB) guidelines
suggest that a limited amount of screen time use, an adequate level of physical activity (PA) …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder
characterized by social impairments and restricted, repetitive behaviors. Treatment of ASD is …

Background: Sleep problems are common in autism from early childhood. Although
research suggests that poor sleep continues at least into early middle age, the pattern of …

Although many interventions and services for autistic people have the ultimate goal of
improving quality of life (QoL), there is relatively little research on how best to assess this …

The construct of “functioning” has negative connotations in some countries and is disliked by
some autistic people, probably because it is regularly conflated with impairment or …

Background Sleep is a strong predictor of quality of life and has been related to cognitive
and behavioral functioning. However, research has shown that most autistic people …

Background Although research demonstrates that autistic children are at risk of poor sleep
quality, very little is known about sleep quality and its impact on quality of life in autistic …

Theories about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have addressed cognitive deficits however
few have examined how comorbid diagnoses, including sleep disturbance, anxiety and …