Three ways of recruiting autistic adults (health systems, disability services, community) produced very different groups in age, support needs, health, and independence. Free, accessible outcome measures for autistic adults are now available for clinicians to use.
The three subcohorts (healthcare, disability services, community) differed significantly in almost every participant characteristic, meaning findings from one recruitment setting may not apply to autistic adults reached through another.
The community-recruited group was older, more independent, and more likely to be women or LGBTQIA+, but reported worse overall health, higher rates of depression, anxiety, and PTSD, and were less likely to receive the support they needed.
A set of 22 accessible outcome measures (with direct-report and caregiver-report versions) is freely available for clinicians and researchers to use with autistic adults.
Single-blind randomized controlled trial. Sixty-four participants were randomized across two intervention arms and assessed at twelve weeks for the primary outcome…
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