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Title: Associations between Social Experiences and Psychological Health for Autistic Youth with Low IQ.
Authors: Taylor, Julie Lounds, Sullivan, Virginia, Bishop, Somer L., Zheng, Shuting, Adams, Ryan E.
Source: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Jul2025, Vol. 55 Issue 7, p2393-2406. 14p.
Subjects: Autism risk factors, Competency assessment (Law), Intellect, Risk assessment, Children with disabilities, Affinity groups, Questionnaires, Descriptive statistics, Intellectual disabilities, Crime victims, Social skills, Quality of life, Bullying, Asperger's syndrome, Parents of children with disabilities, Interpersonal relations, Social participation, Psychosocial factors, Patients' attitudes, Mental depression, Adolescence
Abstract: Purpose: Social experiences are consistently associated with psychological health among autistic individuals. However, most extant studies on this topic exclude individuals with autism who have lower IQ or are otherwise unable to self-report. The current study addresses this gap by examining associations of negative peer experiences and social participation with psychological health among autistic youth with low IQ. Methods: An online survey was collected from 268 parents of autistic adolescents and adults ages 15–25. Negative peer experiences included measures of peer victimization and being ignored. Social participation was assessed by the amount of participation and parents' perceptions of whether their youth felt the amount of participation was meeting their needs. Psychological health was assessed by parents' report of their youth's psychological quality of life, as well as whether they felt their son/daughter was currently depressed. Results: Results suggested low rates of social participation in this sample, with relatively high rates of being ignored. Regression analysis found that lower rates of peer victimization and more activities in which parents perceived that the amount of time was meeting their youth's needs was associated with higher psychological quality of life and lower likelihood that parents felt their son/daughter was depressed. Conclusion: Though youth with autism and low IQ are often excluded from interventions aimed at improving social experiences, these findings suggest that promoting positive social experiences and ameliorating negative ones might be an avenue to improving psychological health in this group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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