'Something Needs to Change': Mental Health Experiences of Young Autistic Adults in England

Autor/inn/en	Crane, Laura; Adams, Fern; Harper, Georgia; Welch, Jack; Pellicano, Elizabeth
Titel	'Something Needs to Change': Mental Health Experiences of Young Autistic Adults in England
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 23 (2019) 2, S.477-493 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Crane, Laura)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361318757048
Schlagwörter	Mental Health; Young Adults; Autism; Foreign Countries; Incidence; Mental Disorders; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Community Involvement; Participatory Research; Online Surveys; Partnerships in Education; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety Disorders; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Autismus; Ausland; Vorkommen; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Forschungstätigkeit; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Angst
Abstract	There is a high incidence and prevalence of mental health problems among young people, with several barriers to help-seeking noted in this group. High rates of mental health problems have also been reported in children and adults on the autism spectrum. Taken together, young autistic people may be a particularly vulnerable group when it comes to mental health. Yet, there has been remarkably little work on the mental health needs and experiences of young autistic adults (16-25 years). Adopting a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach -- in which academic researchers and young autistic adults collaborated in an equitable research partnership -- we explored young autistic people's experiences of mental health problems and their perspectives on the support they sought, if any, for these problems. A total of 130 young autistic adults took part in the research: 109 completed an online survey and 21 took part in detailed interviews. The results highlight how young autistic people find it difficult to evaluate their mental health, experience high levels of stigma and often face severe obstacles when trying to access mental health support. The findings also demonstrate how listening to -- and learning from -- young autistic people is crucial in ensuring that their mental health needs are met. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01