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Direct linkBraden Hayse; Melanie A. Stearns; Micah O. Mazurek; Ashley F. Curtis; Neetu Nair; Wai Sze Chan; Melissa Munoz; Kevin D. McGovney; David Q. Beversdorf; Mojgan Golzy; Kristin A. Sohl; Zarah H. Ner; Beth Ellen Davis; Nicole Takahashi; Christina S. McCrae – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Fatigue is associated with numerous harmful physical and mental health outcomes. Despite the established relationship between sleep and fatigue, research examining sleep variability within a person (i.e. intraindividual variability; IIV) and fatigue is limited. In addition, the associations between child and parent sleep regarding parent fatigue…
Descriptors: Fatigue (Biology), Sleep, Individual Characteristics, Parents
Yiran Li; Tian Xie; Harold Snieder; Catharina A. Hartman – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Autistic children often have comorbid somatic problems. However, in adulthood, this has been much less studied. We investigated the associations between autistic symptoms and irritable bowel syndrome, food allergy, pain, and fatigue in adulthood and examined sex and life-course differences herein. A total of 35,048 adults aged from 18 to 90 from…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Comorbidity, Diseases, Allergy
Higgins, Julianne M.; Arnold, Samuel R. C.; Weise, Janelle; Pellicano, Elizabeth; Trollor, Julian N. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Although commonly described on social media by autistic people, there is little recognition of autistic burnout in the academic literature. Anecdotally, autistic burnout is described as a debilitating condition that severely impacts functioning, is linked to suicidal ideation and is driven by the stress of masking and living in an unaccommodating…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Burnout, Stress Variables
Arnold, Samuel R.C.; Higgins, Julianne M.; Weise, Janelle; Desai, Aishani; Pellicano, Elizabeth; Trollor, Julian N. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Studies are emerging documenting the experience of fatigue, exhaustion and loss of functioning that has long been described by autistic adults as autistic burnout. New assessment tools are needed to enable identification and diagnosis. Here, we sought to identify factors associated with severity, develop an autistic burnout assessment and test the…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Burnout, Fatigue (Biology), Adults
Arnold, Samuel R.C.; Higgins, Julianne M.; Weise, Janelle; Desai, Aishani; Pellicano, Elizabeth; Trollor, Julian N. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Autistic burnout is an experience commonly described by autistic people (#AutBurnout and #AutisticBurnout on social media). Recently, two definitions of this syndrome have been published. Both describe debilitating exhaustion with onset related to various stressors including masking, though several differences exist, such as the characteristic of…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Burnout, Stress Variables, Fatigue (Biology)
McCrae, Christina S.; Chan, Wai Sze; Curtis, Ashley F.; Nair, Neetu; Deroche, Chelsea B.; Munoz, Melissa; Takamatsu, Stephanie; McLean, Deija; Davenport, Mattina; Muckerman, Julie E.; Takahashi, Nicole; McCann, Dillon; McGovney, Kevin; Sahota, Pradeep; Mazurek, Micah O. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Insomnia is common in children with autism. Cognitive behavioral treatment for childhood insomnia may improve sleep and functioning in children with autism and their parents, but delivery involving multiple office visits limits accessibility. This single-arm pilot study tested telehealth delivery of eight-session cognitive behavioral treatment for…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Sleep, Cognitive Restructuring
Giallo, Rebecca; Wood, Catherine E.; Jellett, Rachel; Porter, Rachelle – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
Raising a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) presents significant challenges for parents that potentially have a impact on their health and wellbeing. The current study examined the extent to which parents experience fatigue and its relationship to other aspects of wellbeing and parenting. Fifty mothers of children with an ASD aged 2-5…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Self Efficacy, Fatigue (Biology), Well Being
