A Qualitative Study of Autistic Adults' Quality of Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdowns.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Autistic people experience higher rates of most mental health conditions and report more difficulties with change than nonautistic people. As such, the periods of national stay-at-home orders (known in the United Kingdom as a "lockdown") endured since the beginning of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic in March 2020 may have been particularly challenging for autistic people.

Aim

This study explored autistic adults' experience of quality of life and well-being during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (specifically March to August 2020) using open-text responses from an online survey.

Methods

In total, 79 autistic adults from the United Kingdom (aged 21-75 years) took part. Participants completed an online survey, including open-text questions

SUBMITTER: Stewart GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10468551 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature