Ten Weeks In: COVID-19-Related Distress in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Adams, Ryan E.; Zheng, Shuting; Taylor, Julie Lounds; Bishop, Somer L.
Titel	Ten Weeks In: COVID-19-Related Distress in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 25 (2021) 7, S.2140-2145 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Adams, Ryan E.) ORCID (Zheng, Shuting) ORCID (Taylor, Julie Lounds)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613211005919
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Stress Variables; Adults; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Mental Health; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Correlation; Gender Differences; Coping; Individual Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Psychohygiene; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Angst; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bewältigung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	This study examined COVID-19-related distress among adults with autism spectrum disorder and its associations with demographic and mental health information. A sample of 275 adults (ages 18-35) in the United States, all capable of providing self-reports, was recruited from a large national registry. Adults completed online surveys of mental health symptoms just before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Two months later, they completed the same surveys of mental health symptoms, and also reported about distress they had experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly two-thirds (65.9%) endorsed some form of COVID-related distress with a little over half reporting any individual form of distress. Although depressive and anxiety symptoms did not change from Time 1 to Time 2 on average, higher levels of COVID-related distress was associated with an increase in depressive and anxiety symptoms between Time 1 and Time 2. In addition, women and those who reported higher anxiety symptoms before the pandemic were more likely to report some form of COVID-related distress. The findings suggest that as this global crisis continues to unfold, it will be critical to ensure that adults with autism spectrum disorder who were experiencing mental health challenges prior to the pandemic receive appropriate monitoring. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01