Fit-for-purpose Psychological Interventions to Support the Well-Being of Autistic Adults: A Systematic Review
Overview
This systematic review characterizes psychological interventions for autistic adults, focusing on their design, adaptation, and the measures used to evaluate wellbeing. It is intended for clinical researchers and practitioners, highlighting that current research is in an early stage with limited evidence-based options. The resource advocates for neurodiversity-affirmative practices and provides a list of outcome measures validated for use with autistic populations.
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- Michele Deakin (York St John University), Lorna G. Hamilton (York St John University), Brett Heasman (York St John University), Stephanie Petty (York St John University)
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- 2026-05-01
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- gold
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- 10.1177/23969415261436238
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@article{allodium:65c3372befe94db2,
title = {Fit-for-purpose Psychological Interventions to Support the Well-Being of Autistic Adults: A Systematic Review},
author = {Michele Deakin and Lorna G. Hamilton and Brett Heasman and Stephanie Petty},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1177/23969415261436238},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/23969415261436238}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Fit-for-purpose Psychological Interventions to Support the Well-Being of Autistic Adults: A Systematic Review AU - Deakin, Michele AU - Hamilton, Lorna G. AU - Heasman, Brett AU - Petty, Stephanie PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1177/23969415261436238 UR - https://doi.org/10.1177/23969415261436238 ER -
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Deakin, M., Hamilton, L. G., Heasman, B., & Petty, S. (2026). Fit-for-purpose Psychological Interventions to Support the Well-Being of Autistic Adults: A Systematic Review. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969415261436238
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