The impact of depressive and anxious symptoms on quality of life in adults on the autism spectrum / Tobias THIEL in Autism Research, 17-5 (May 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 17-5 (May 2024) Titre : The impact of depressive and anxious symptoms on quality of life in adults on the autism spectrum Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Tobias THIEL, Auteur ; Saskia RIEDELBAUCH, Auteur ; Sebastian GAIGG, Auteur ; Veit ROESSNER, Auteur ; Melanie RING, Auteur Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract Quality of life (QoL) is lower in adults on the autism spectrum (AS) compared with typically developing (TD) adults. In this context, recent studies have examined the role of depression and anxiety in reducing QoL in AS adults. The aim of this study was to (1) replicate these findings of lower QoL and (2) assess the negative influence of depressive and anxious symptoms on QoL in an adult AS (N = 86) and TD (N = 87) German sample with a broad age range (18-70?years). For this, we used questionnaires that have been validated for the AS and TD population: the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version, the Autism-Specific QoL items, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. We replicated previous findings and extended them to autism-specific QoL. Our AS sample had lower QoL compared with the TD adults. However, depressive symptoms were the largest contributor to lower QoL in both samples, more so than group membership and anxious symptoms. We conclude that interventions to improve QoL in AS adults should specifically target depressive symptoms and for this, improvements to the diagnostic process and treatment of depression in AS are necessary. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3144 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=529 [article] The impact of depressive and anxious symptoms on quality of life in adults on the autism spectrum [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Tobias THIEL, Auteur ; Saskia RIEDELBAUCH, Auteur ; Sebastian GAIGG, Auteur ; Veit ROESSNER, Auteur ; Melanie RING, Auteur. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 17-5 (May 2024) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract Quality of life (QoL) is lower in adults on the autism spectrum (AS) compared with typically developing (TD) adults. In this context, recent studies have examined the role of depression and anxiety in reducing QoL in AS adults. The aim of this study was to (1) replicate these findings of lower QoL and (2) assess the negative influence of depressive and anxious symptoms on QoL in an adult AS (N = 86) and TD (N = 87) German sample with a broad age range (18-70?years). For this, we used questionnaires that have been validated for the AS and TD population: the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version, the Autism-Specific QoL items, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. We replicated previous findings and extended them to autism-specific QoL. Our AS sample had lower QoL compared with the TD adults. However, depressive symptoms were the largest contributor to lower QoL in both samples, more so than group membership and anxious symptoms. We conclude that interventions to improve QoL in AS adults should specifically target depressive symptoms and for this, improvements to the diagnostic process and treatment of depression in AS are necessary. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3144 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=529

The impact of depressive and anxious symptoms on quality of life in adults on the autism spectrum / Saskia RIEDELBAUCH ; Sebastian GAIGG ; Veit ROESSNER ; Melanie RING in Autism Research, 17-6 (June 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 17-6 (June 2024) . - p.1161-1174 Titre : The impact of depressive and anxious symptoms on quality of life in adults on the autism spectrum Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Saskia RIEDELBAUCH, Auteur ; Sebastian GAIGG, Auteur ; Veit ROESSNER, Auteur ; Melanie RING, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1161-1174 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract Quality of life (QoL) is lower in adults on the autism spectrum (AS) compared with typically developing (TD) adults. In this context, recent studies have examined the role of depression and anxiety in reducing QoL in AS adults. The aim of this study was to (1) replicate these findings of lower QoL and (2) assess the negative influence of depressive and anxious symptoms on QoL in an adult AS (N = 86) and TD (N = 87) German sample with a broad age range (18-70?years). For this, we used questionnaires that have been validated for the AS and TD population: the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version, the Autism-Specific QoL items, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. We replicated previous findings and extended them to autism-specific QoL. Our AS sample had lower QoL compared with the TD adults. However, depressive symptoms were the largest contributor to lower QoL in both samples, more so than group membership and anxious symptoms. We conclude that interventions to improve QoL in AS adults should specifically target depressive symptoms and for this, improvements to the diagnostic process and treatment of depression in AS are necessary. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3144 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=531 [article] The impact of depressive and anxious symptoms on quality of life in adults on the autism spectrum [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Saskia RIEDELBAUCH, Auteur ; Sebastian GAIGG, Auteur ; Veit ROESSNER, Auteur ; Melanie RING, Auteur . - p.1161-1174. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 17-6 (June 2024) . - p.1161-1174 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract Quality of life (QoL) is lower in adults on the autism spectrum (AS) compared with typically developing (TD) adults. In this context, recent studies have examined the role of depression and anxiety in reducing QoL in AS adults. The aim of this study was to (1) replicate these findings of lower QoL and (2) assess the negative influence of depressive and anxious symptoms on QoL in an adult AS (N = 86) and TD (N = 87) German sample with a broad age range (18-70?years). For this, we used questionnaires that have been validated for the AS and TD population: the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version, the Autism-Specific QoL items, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. We replicated previous findings and extended them to autism-specific QoL. Our AS sample had lower QoL compared with the TD adults. However, depressive symptoms were the largest contributor to lower QoL in both samples, more so than group membership and anxious symptoms. We conclude that interventions to improve QoL in AS adults should specifically target depressive symptoms and for this, improvements to the diagnostic process and treatment of depression in AS are necessary. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3144 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=531

The Witness-Aimed First Account (WAFA): A new technique for interviewing autistic witnesses and victims / Katie MARAS in Autism, 24-6 (August 2020)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 24-6 (August 2020) . - p.1449-1467 Titre : The Witness-Aimed First Account (WAFA): A new technique for interviewing autistic witnesses and victims Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Katie MARAS, Auteur ; Coral J. DANDO, Auteur ; Heather STEPHENSON, Auteur ; Anna LAMBRECHTS, Auteur ; Sophie ANNS, Auteur ; Sebastian GAIGG, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1449-1467 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Criminal Justice System  autism  event segmentation  interviewing  memory  narratives  police  support  victim  witness Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autistic people may be more likely to be interviewed by police as a victim/witness, yet they experience social communication difficulties alongside specific memory difficulties that can impact their ability to recall information from memory. Police interviewing techniques do not take account of these differences, and so are often ineffective. We developed a new technique for interviewing autistic witnesses, referred to a Witness-Aimed First Account, which was designed to better support differences in the way that autistic witnesses process information in memory. The Witness-Aimed First Account technique encourages witnesses to first segment the witnessed event into discrete, parameter-bound event topics, which are then displayed on post-it notes while the witness goes onto freely recall as much information as they can from within each parameter-bound topic in turn. Since witnessed events are rarely cohesive stories with a logical chain of events, we also explored autistic and non-autistic witnesses' recall when the events were witnessed in a random (nonsensical) order. Thirty-three autistic and 30 typically developing participants were interviewed about their memory for two videos depicting criminal events. Clip segments of one video were 'scrambled', disrupting the event's narrative structure; the other video was watched intact. Although both autistic and non-autistic witnesses recalled fewer details with less accuracy from the scrambled video, Witness-Aimed First Account interviews resulted in more detailed and accurate recall from both autistic and non-autistic witnesses, for both scrambled and unscrambled videos. The Witness-Aimed First Account technique may be a useful tool to improve witnesses' accounts within a legally appropriate, non-leading framework. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361320908986 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=428 [article] The Witness-Aimed First Account (WAFA): A new technique for interviewing autistic witnesses and victims [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Katie MARAS, Auteur ; Coral J. DANDO, Auteur ; Heather STEPHENSON, Auteur ; Anna LAMBRECHTS, Auteur ; Sophie ANNS, Auteur ; Sebastian GAIGG, Auteur . - p.1449-1467. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 24-6 (August 2020) . - p.1449-1467 Mots-clés : Criminal Justice System  autism  event segmentation  interviewing  memory  narratives  police  support  victim  witness Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autistic people may be more likely to be interviewed by police as a victim/witness, yet they experience social communication difficulties alongside specific memory difficulties that can impact their ability to recall information from memory. Police interviewing techniques do not take account of these differences, and so are often ineffective. We developed a new technique for interviewing autistic witnesses, referred to a Witness-Aimed First Account, which was designed to better support differences in the way that autistic witnesses process information in memory. The Witness-Aimed First Account technique encourages witnesses to first segment the witnessed event into discrete, parameter-bound event topics, which are then displayed on post-it notes while the witness goes onto freely recall as much information as they can from within each parameter-bound topic in turn. Since witnessed events are rarely cohesive stories with a logical chain of events, we also explored autistic and non-autistic witnesses' recall when the events were witnessed in a random (nonsensical) order. Thirty-three autistic and 30 typically developing participants were interviewed about their memory for two videos depicting criminal events. Clip segments of one video were 'scrambled', disrupting the event's narrative structure; the other video was watched intact. Although both autistic and non-autistic witnesses recalled fewer details with less accuracy from the scrambled video, Witness-Aimed First Account interviews resulted in more detailed and accurate recall from both autistic and non-autistic witnesses, for both scrambled and unscrambled videos. The Witness-Aimed First Account technique may be a useful tool to improve witnesses' accounts within a legally appropriate, non-leading framework. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361320908986 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=428

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