What Predicts Life Satisfaction in Adults with Autism?

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.


Additional Details

Subjects: Autistic Adults

Author: Jonathan Lai

Publication Location: Ontario, Canada

Publisher: Chair in Autism Spectrum Disorders Treatment and Care Research

Publication Date: 2016

Format: Online Article

Age Range: All Ages (0-100)