Experiences of Performing Daily Activities in Middle-Aged and Older Autistic Adults: A Qualitative Study

Hwang, YIJ; Foley, K-R; Elley, K; Brown, S; Joy-Leong, D; Li, X; Grove, R; Trollor, J; Pellicano, E; Zheng, L

Experiences of Performing Daily Activities in Middle-Aged and Older Autistic Adults: A Qualitative Study

Hwang, YIJ Foley, K-R Elley, K Brown, S Joy-Leong, D Li, X Grove, R

Trollor, J Pellicano, E Zheng, L

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Hwang, YIJ
dc.contributor.author	Foley, K-R
dc.contributor.author	Elley, K
dc.contributor.author	Brown, S
dc.contributor.author	Joy-Leong, D
dc.contributor.author	Li, X
dc.contributor.author	Grove, R https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6669-9385
dc.contributor.author	Trollor, J
dc.contributor.author	Pellicano, E
dc.contributor.author	Zheng, L
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-01T23:54:59Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-01T23:54:59Z
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
dc.identifier.issn	0162-3257
dc.identifier.issn	1573-3432
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/154947
dc.description.abstract	<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This is the first study to investigate instrumental activities of daily living in older autistic adults. We conducted interviews with fifteen adults (mean age = 60.1, SD = 7.4, range = 50–73) from Australia with no intellectual disability. Analysis included both deductive and inductive steps, to categorise responses using the Occupational Performance Model Australia and identify themes across participants’ experiences. Strengths and challenges were unique to the individual, as were the methods they had developed to manage tasks. Challenges occurred mostly at the interaction between aspects of the environment (sensory, cognitive, social and cultural) and personal factors such as health conditions and sensory sensitivities. Enhanced person-environment fit is needed, as is a shift in wider sociocultural attitudes to enable comfort and autonomy in later life.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s10803-022-05473-7
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	13 Education, 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Developmental & Child Psychology
dc.title	Experiences of Performing Daily Activities in Middle-Aged and Older Autistic Adults: A Qualitative Study
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	13 Education
utslib.for	17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-03-01T23:54:57Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online

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AbstractThis is the first study to investigate instrumental activities of daily living in older autistic adults. We conducted interviews with fifteen adults (mean age = 60.1, SD = 7.4, range = 50–73) from Australia with no intellectual disability. Analysis included both deductive and inductive steps, to categorise responses using the Occupational Performance Model Australia and identify themes across participants’ experiences. Strengths and challenges were unique to the individual, as were the methods they had developed to manage tasks. Challenges occurred mostly at the interaction between aspects of the environment (sensory, cognitive, social and cultural) and personal factors such as health conditions and sensory sensitivities. Enhanced person-environment fit is needed, as is a shift in wider sociocultural attitudes to enable comfort and autonomy in later life.

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