Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (KIND), Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2024 May;54(5):2040-2054. doi: 10.1007/s10803-023-05963-2. Epub 2023 Mar 29.
Autistic adults commonly experience anxiety and worry, although knowledge on how worry presents and the content, extent, and experiences among autistic adults is limited. A convergent parallel mixed-methods approach was used to explore the presentation and experiences of worry in autistic and non-autistic adults. Quantitative surveys were used to compare the content and extent of worry in autistic adults to non-autistic adults, with semi-structured interviews also conducted with autistic adults to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences, impacts and content of worry in autistic adults. Findings indicated that autistic adults demonstrated clinically significant levels of worry which were substantially higher than non-autistic adults. Autistic adults described worry as a cycle of negative thoughts impacting their daily life. Findings indicate that autistic adults may worry more than non-autistic adults, impacting on participation in activities of daily living, sleep, and mental health.
自闭症患者通常会感到焦虑和担忧，尽管对于自闭症患者的担忧表现以及内容、程度和体验的了解有限。本研究采用收敛平行混合方法，旨在探索自闭症和非自闭症成人的担忧表现和体验。研究使用定量调查比较了自闭症成人和非自闭症成人担忧的内容和程度，还对自闭症成人进行了半结构化访谈，以更深入地了解自闭症成人担忧的体验、影响和内容。研究结果表明，自闭症成人表现出具有临床意义的显著水平的担忧，明显高于非自闭症成人。自闭症成人将担忧描述为一个影响日常生活的消极思维循环。研究结果表明，自闭症成人可能比非自闭症成人更担心，这会影响他们的日常生活活动、睡眠和心理健康。
