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Direct linkPahnke, Johan; Jansson-Fröjmark, Markus; Andersson, Gerhard; Bjureberg, Johan; Jokinen, Jussi; Bohman, Benjamin; Lundgren, Tobias – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Autistic adults are at risk of stress-related psychiatric disorders and reduced life quality due to social, cognitive, and perceptual challenges. Mental health interventions adapted to autistic adults are scarce. Acceptance and commitment therapy has preliminarily indicated health benefits in autistic adults, although it has not been robustly…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Clinics, Psychiatry
Bertelli, Marco O.; Bianco, Annamaria; Rossi, Andrea; Mancini, Michele; La Malfa, Giampaolo; Brown, Ivan – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: Proxy quality of life (QoL) evaluation has been reported to be influenced by many factors. The present study was designed to investigate the impact that the presence of severe intellectual disability (ID) may have on proxy attribution of QoL in the instrumental assessment. Methods: The "other person" form (proxy…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Quality of Life, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making
Moss, Philippa; Mandy, William; Howlin, Patricia – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
The WHO Quality of Life-Brief questionnaire was used to assess quality of life (QoL) among 52 adults with autism (mean age 49 years) followed-up since childhood. Overall, assessments of QOL were more positive than measures of objective social outcome (jobs, independence, relationships etc.) but correlations between caregiver and self-reports were…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Questionnaires
Helles, Adam; Gillberg, I. Carina; Gillberg, Christopher; Billstedt, Eva – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
This study examined objective quality of life (work, academic success, living situation, relationships, support system) and subjective quality of life (Sense of Coherence and Short-Form Health Survey-36) in an adult sample of males (n = 50, mean age: 30 years) with Asperger syndrome diagnosed in childhood and followed prospectively over two…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Males, Quality of Life, Clinical Diagnosis
Harper, Sarah K.; Webb, Thomas L.; Rayner, Kelly – Behavior Modification, 2013
A number of studies have used mindfulness-based interventions to influence the behavior of people with intellectual disabilities, to improve their quality of life, and to reduce challenging behavior. The present review critically evaluates 18 studies and assesses the clinical and academic impact of their findings. Strengths identified included…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Intervention, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
Zhang, Wei; Niu, Weihua – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2013
This study examined a total of 140 elderly Chinese from China and the United States to investigate the relationship between attitude toward aging, daily activities, general health, education, and other demographics and rated creativity as measured by collage making and storytelling. The result of this study shows that creativity declines with age.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Creativity, Retirement
Johnson, Carla J.; Beitchman, Joseph H.; Brownlie, E. B. – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2010
Purpose: Parents, professionals, and policy makers need information on the long-term prognosis for children with communication disorders. Our primary purpose in this report was to help fill this gap by profiling the family, educational, occupational, and quality of life outcomes of young adults at 25 years of age (N = 244) from the Ottawa Language…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Speech Impairments, Language Impairments, Communication Disorders
