Autism in Adulthood
banner
autisminadulthood.bsky.social
Autism in Adulthood
@autisminadulthood.bsky.social
Autism in Adulthood is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research and scholarship on the most pressing issues affecting autistic adults. www.liebertpub.com/aut.

EIC: @cnicolaidis.bsky.social
Social Media Editors: @avanicole23.bsky.social
non-autistic adults were present. This did not extend to non-autistic adults. Non-autistic adults demonstrated similar levels of negative opinions regardless of group compsition. Finally, verbal collaboration for both autistic & non-autistic adults had some associations with group rapport (4/)
August 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Mixed groups of autistic and non-autistic adults produced more negative opinions directed at others than in single-neurotype groups. Consistent with hypotheses, autistic people had the fewest negative opinions towards others when in all-autistic groups, but negative opinions increased as more (3/)
August 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Results showed that during the group task, autistic adults expressed more positive opinions about themselves and others and were less critical of others than non-autistic participants (2/)
August 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Mixed groups of autistic and non-autistic adults produced more negative opinions directed at others than in single-neurotype groups.

Consistent with hypotheses, autistic people had the fewest negative opinions towards others when in all-autistic groups, but negative opinions increased as more (3/)
August 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Results showed that during the group task, autistic adults expressed more positive opinions about themselves and others and were less critical of others than non-autistic participants (2/)
August 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
August 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Researchers found that 76% of the variance in social autistic traits was explained by a combination of social anhedonia, theory of mind differences, social anxiety, alexithymia, and face blindness. But, only alexithymia and anhedonia were found to adversely affect quality of life.
August 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM