Relationships, Friendships, and Successful Social Communication: Addressing Disability

Donaldson, Amy L.; Nolfo, Mariella; Montejano, Marissa

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1628368

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“…There was no significant difference in the RB factor between autistic adolescents and neurotypical adolescents. The reason might be that although autistic adolescents have a risk of aggression, the impairment of social interaction and communication may disable them in finding more friends [ 65 , 66 ]. Thus, they scarcely gather with others to commit illegal crimes.…”

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Health-related risky behaviors in Chinese adolescents with autism: a cross-sectional study

Sun

et al. 2021

Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health

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Background Health-related risky behaviors (HRB) generally refer to behaviors that have a negative influence on health and quality of life. HRB in adolescents with autism have not been well understood so far. We aim to explore health-related risky behaviors and their risk factors with autistic adolescents. Methods In this study, 150 adolescents with autism and 150 neurotypical adolescents were enrolled. Participants in both groups completed the Adolescent Health-Related Risky Behavior Inventory (AHRBI). Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ), Wechsler Intelligence Scale, Theory of Mind (ToM) Test, Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Zung Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), and Self-Esteem Scale (SES) were also assessed in the autism group to explore risk factors. Results The results showed that the total score of AHRBI and scores of "aggression and violence (AV)", "suicide or self-injury (SS)", "health-compromising behavior (HCB)", and "unprotected sex (US)" subscales in the autism group were significantly higher than those in the control group (Z value = − 4.58 ~ − 2.26, all P < 0.05). Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, low IQ score, low ToM test score, increasing age, and communication disorder were found as risk factors for health-related risky behaviors in autistic adolescents. Conclusions Adolescents with autism have more health-related risky behaviors than neurotypical adolescents. We should pay attention to the emotional state, self-esteem, cognitive function, and verbal communication levels of autistic adolescent with health-related risky behaviors.

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Health-related risky behaviors in Chinese adolescents with autism: a cross-sectional study

Sun

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Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health

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“…Recently, it has been noted that the di culty of people with the ASD spectrum without intellectual disability in establishing contacts is associated with social isolation identi ed with loneliness and a subjective sense of loneliness and with a low sense of meaning in life (9)(10)(11). The feeling of loneliness is understood as the subjective discrepancy between the expected and actual network of social support of the individual (12).…”

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Feelings of loneliness and meaning in life in subjects with Asperger's syndrome

Sipowicz

Pietras

Kosmalski

2023

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Introduction: Subjects with Asperger's syndrome without intellectual disabilities have significant difficulties in establishing social relationships despite their IQ being within the normal range. One of the effects of social deficit is depression. The question arises whether loneliness and dimensions of meaning in life correlate with the severity of depression and whether the average severity of depression, loneliness and dimensions of meaning in life differentiate the following groups: people with Asperger's syndrome and depression, people with Asperger's syndrome without depression, people with depression without Asperger's syndrome and healthy subjects. Material & Methods: The study was conducted on a total of 170 people, including: 43 people with Asperger's syndrome and depression, 41 people with Asperger's syndrome without depression, 40 people with depression without Asperger's syndrome and 46 healthy people (without Asperger's syndrome and without depression). All were administered a demographic survey, Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (DJGLS), Life Attitude Profile-Revised (LAP-R). Asperger's syndrome and depressive episodes were diagnosed on the basis of ICD-10 research criteria still applicable in Poland. Results:In the group with Asperger's syndrome and depression the highest levels of loneliness and the lowest values of the dimensions of the sense of meaning in life, except for the acceptance of death, were observed. This result was significantly different from the results obtained in the other study groups. Both in people with Asperger's syndrome without depression and in people with depression without Asperger's syndrome, the values of the dimensions of the sense of meaning in life and the level of loneliness differ significantly from the results obtained in the control group. The BDI-II scores correlated positively with the loneliness values and negatively with the sense of meaning in life values in all groups. Discussion: The results indicate that both suffering from depression and having Asperger's syndrome are associated with an increased sense of loneliness and a reduced sense of meaning in life. People with Asperger's syndrome and depression have the highest values of loneliness and the lowest values of dimensions of the sense of meaning of life compared to the other groups studied. The limitation of the work is the deliberate selection of groups, because it would be interesting to answer the question whether Asperger's syndrome is a risk factor for depression in the population.

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Executive Functions, Social Impairment, Friendship Quality and Adjustment in HFA with ASD

Lieb¹

2019

Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Relationships, Friendships, and Successful Social Communication: Addressing Disability

Cited by 9 publications

References 46 publications

Health-related risky behaviors in Chinese adolescents with autism: a cross-sectional study

Health-related risky behaviors in Chinese adolescents with autism: a cross-sectional study

Feelings of loneliness and meaning in life in subjects with Asperger's syndrome

Executive Functions, Social Impairment, Friendship Quality and Adjustment in HFA with ASD

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