This online article provides a brief summary of a research study that compared the adaptive functioning and overall subjective life satisfaction of adults with and without autism. The study found that degree participation in society was significantly related to the overall life satisfaction of the adults with autism.

The Autism Spectrum Disorders Treatment and Care Research group, based out of York University, writes summaries of research studies on autism and developmental disabilities to inform parents, individuals with autism, practitioners, and the general public on recent findings about autism.