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ERIC Number: EJ1461132
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1360-2322
EISSN: EISSN-1468-3148
Available Date: 2024-12-23
Childhood and Adulthood Predictors of Community Participation by Autistic Adults with and without Intellectual Disability
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v38 n1 e70001 2025
Background: Few studies have explored community participation for autistic adults, with or without intellectual disability. This study aims to investigate how autistic adults participate in the community, and the childhood and adulthood factors that predict community participation in adulthood. Method: Eighty-four autistic adults (mean age 34 years; 67% with co-occurring intellectual disability) initially recruited as children and adolescents, participated in the current study. Community participation frequency and variety were measured in adulthood. Childhood and adulthood predictors of community participation were investigated. Results: Participants engaged in the community an average of 18.2 times (range 0-49) over the previous 30-day period, in an average of 6.3 different activities (range 0-13). Childhood and adulthood factors (autism symptoms, intellectual disability, living arrangements) were associated with community participation. Conclusion: Areas for additional support and resources were identified.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Centre for Developmental Psychiatry and Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton, Australia; 2School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia; 3Centre for Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK; 4Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK; 5Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; 6University of Sydney, Centre for Disability Research and Policy, Sydney, Australia; 7School of Social Policy and Society, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK