Promoting Quality of Life: Suggestions for Mental Health Care Providers Working with Young Autistic Adults.

Autor:	White SW; Center for Youth Development and Intervention, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA., Schall C; Autism Center for Education, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA., Santos JD; Project REACH, College of Staten Island at the City University of New York, Staten Island, New York, USA., Maddox BB; TEACCH Autism Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA., Hillier A; Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA., Klinger L; TEACCH Autism Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA., Pugliese C; Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children's National Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Autism in adulthood : challenges and management [Autism Adulthood] 2023 Dec 01; Vol. 5 (4), pp. 347-355. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 12.
DOI:	10.1089/aut.2022.0106
Abstrakt:	There is a growing population of autistic adults in need of supports from a service delivery system that, at present, fails to accommodate their needs adequately and equitably. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of trained behavioral health service providers to meet the needs of young autistic adults. Quality of life (QoL), or one's perception of, and satisfaction with, life in relation to held goals and expectations, has been identified as a key outcome of interest by autistic self-advocates. By supporting autistic clients to hone their strengths and interests, integrate various aspects of their identity, identify goals, and connect to appropriate resources, providers can promote clients' self-knowledge and self-determination, in the service of improving QoL. In this Perspectives article, we offer concrete recommendations to mental health providers, including those who do not specialize in autism, with the goal of supporting implementation of evidence-based strategies that improve QoL and promote self-determination among young autistic clients. Competing Interests: No competing financial interests exist. (Copyright 2023, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.)
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