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Experiences of Performing Daily Activities in Middle-Aged and Older Autistic Adults: A Qualitative Study.


ABSTRACT: This is the first study to investigate instrumental activities of daily living in older autistic adults. We conducted interviews with fifteen adults (mean age = 60.1, SD = 7.4, range = 50-73) from Australia with no intellectual disability. Analysis included both deductive and inductive steps, to categorise responses using the Occupational Performance Model Australia and identify themes across participants' experiences. Strengths and challenges were unique to the individual, as were the methods they had developed to manage tasks. Challenges occurred mostly at the interaction between aspects of the environment (sensory, cognitive, social and cultural) and personal factors such as health conditions and sensory sensitivities. Enhanced person-environment fit is needed, as is a shift in wider sociocultural attitudes to enable comfort and autonomy in later life.

SUBMITTER: Hwang YIJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10123035 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Experiences of Performing Daily Activities in Middle-Aged and Older Autistic Adults: A Qualitative Study.

Hwang Ye In Jane YIJ   Foley Kitty-Rose KR   Elley Kieran K   Brown Scott S   Joy-Leong Dawn D   Li Xue X   Grove Rachel R   Trollor Julian J   Pellicano Elizabeth E   Zheng Lidan L  

Journal of autism and developmental disorders 20220225 5


This is the first study to investigate instrumental activities of daily living in older autistic adults. We conducted interviews with fifteen adults (mean age = 60.1, SD = 7.4, range = 50-73) from Australia with no intellectual disability. Analysis included both deductive and inductive steps, to categorise responses using the Occupational Performance Model Australia and identify themes across participants' experiences. Strengths and challenges were unique to the individual, as were the methods t  ...[more]

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