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Schiltz, Hillary K.; McVey, Alana J.; Dolan Wozniak, Bridget; Haendel, Angela D.; Stanley, Rachel; Arias, Alexis; Gordon, Nakia; Van Hecke, Amy Vaughan – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Autistic adults commonly experience anxiety and depression. These mental health concerns are often tied to social experiences, such that mental well-being can be supported by social connection and deteriorated by loneliness. The mediating role of social and emotional loneliness (i.e. social isolation and lack of emotional attachment, respectively)…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Psychological Patterns, Mental Health