"A Week in the Life:" Exploring community participation of autistic adults through GPS mapping / Julie D. DORAN ; Zhaoying LI in Research in Autism, 126 (August 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism > 126 (August 2025) . - p.202631 Titre : "A Week in the Life:" Exploring community participation of autistic adults through GPS mapping Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Julie D. DORAN, Auteur ; Zhaoying LI, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.202631 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum  Community participation  Adulthood  Global Positioning System (GPS)  Employment Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Participation is connected to health-related quality of life for autistic adults. However, autistic adults engage in less community participation compared to their non-autistic peers and individuals of other disability groups. More data are needed to understand community participation from autistic adults' perspective. This study aims to address how autistic adults are engaging in their communities, what are predictors of community participation, and what types of community locations are important. This study used a mixed methods approach. Forty autistic adults (ages 24 - 62 years) completed survey data, 1 week of Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking, and interviews to assess the importance of community locations and feelings of belonging. GPS data showed participants engaged in a variety of community activities; most frequently grocery shopping, eating fast food, working, and walking in the community. Least frequent activities observed included dating; going to a park, festival, or sporting event; and getting a haircut. Participants who lived with parents/guardians were more likely to have community activities closer to home and therefore smaller activity spaces than those who lived more independently, while currently employed participants spent more time away from home and visited more unique locations than those who were unemployed. Age was also positively associated with time spent away from home. While many autistic adults were involved in activities in the community, less than half (38 %) endorsed feeling a part of the community. Results of this study indicate that adults who live less independently may require additional support to participate broadly in the community, but supporting autistic adults in securing employment in any capacity may provide additional benefits to community participation. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2025.202631 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=565 [article] "A Week in the Life:" Exploring community participation of autistic adults through GPS mapping [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Julie D. DORAN, Auteur ; Zhaoying LI, Auteur . - p.202631. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism > 126 (August 2025) . - p.202631 Mots-clés : Autism spectrum  Community participation  Adulthood  Global Positioning System (GPS)  Employment Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Participation is connected to health-related quality of life for autistic adults. However, autistic adults engage in less community participation compared to their non-autistic peers and individuals of other disability groups. More data are needed to understand community participation from autistic adults' perspective. This study aims to address how autistic adults are engaging in their communities, what are predictors of community participation, and what types of community locations are important. This study used a mixed methods approach. Forty autistic adults (ages 24 - 62 years) completed survey data, 1 week of Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking, and interviews to assess the importance of community locations and feelings of belonging. GPS data showed participants engaged in a variety of community activities; most frequently grocery shopping, eating fast food, working, and walking in the community. Least frequent activities observed included dating; going to a park, festival, or sporting event; and getting a haircut. Participants who lived with parents/guardians were more likely to have community activities closer to home and therefore smaller activity spaces than those who lived more independently, while currently employed participants spent more time away from home and visited more unique locations than those who were unemployed. Age was also positively associated with time spent away from home. While many autistic adults were involved in activities in the community, less than half (38 %) endorsed feeling a part of the community. Results of this study indicate that adults who live less independently may require additional support to participate broadly in the community, but supporting autistic adults in securing employment in any capacity may provide additional benefits to community participation. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2025.202631 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=565

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