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Experiences of Autism Acceptance and Mental Health in Autistic Adults

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, October 2017
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • Among the highest-scoring outputs from this source (#22 of 5,478)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (99th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (99th percentile)

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13 news outlets
blogs
4 blogs
twitter
261 X users
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11 Facebook pages
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12 Wikipedia pages
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3 Google+ users

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613 Mendeley
Title
Experiences of Autism Acceptance and Mental Health in Autistic Adults
Published in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, October 2017
DOI 10.1007/s10803-017-3342-7
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Authors

Eilidh Cage, Jessica Di Monaco, Victoria Newell

Abstract

Mental health difficulties are highly prevalent in individuals on the autism spectrum. The current study examined how experiences and perceptions of autism acceptance could impact on the mental health of autistic adults. 111 adults on the autism spectrum completed an online survey examining their experiences of autism acceptance, along with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. Regression analyses showed that autism acceptance from external sources and personal acceptance significantly predicted depression. Acceptance from others also significantly predicted stress but acceptance did not predict anxiety. Further analyses suggested that experiences of "camouflaging" could relate to higher rates of depression. The current study highlights the importance of considering how autism acceptance could contribute to mental health in autism.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 613 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 80 13%
Student > Master 76 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 64 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 49 8%
Researcher 31 5%
Other 81 13%
Unknown 232 38%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 173 28%
Social Sciences 52 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 32 5%
Medicine and Dentistry 22 4%
Computer Science 13 2%
Other 60 10%
Unknown 261 43%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 326. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 January 2024.
All research outputs
#103,570
of 25,563,770 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
#22
of 5,478 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#2,241
of 338,746 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
#2
of 127 outputs
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