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Samuel R. C. Arnold; Georgia Bruce; Janelle Weise; Caroline J. Mills; Julian N. Trollor; Kristy Coxon – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Barriers to healthcare experienced by Australian autistic adults have not been previously explored. We conducted a cross-sectional investigation of barriers to healthcare and associated factors from a subtle realism perspective. Perceived barriers to healthcare were obtained from the Barriers to Healthcare Checklist Short-Form (BHC). A total of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Access to Health Care, Barriers
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Smith, Isaac C.; White, Susan W. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Co-occurring problems with mood and anxiety among adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum are highly prevalent and contribute to poor outcomes and diminished quality of life. The current study's principal aim was to evaluate variation in the presentation of depression symptomatology among adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder,…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Adolescents, Adults
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Westbrook, Mary T.; Viney, Linda L. – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1980
Scales measuring people's perceptions of themselves as origins (determining their own behavior) or pawns (their behavior being determined by forces beyond their control) were devised using content analysis of verbalizations. Data were obtained from 528 people, experiencing one of nine life situations. Pawn and origin perception differed across…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Affective Measures, Content Analysis