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‘Something needs to change’: Mental health experiences of young autistic adults in England
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There is a high incidence and prevalence of mental health problems among young people, with several barriers to help-seeking noted in this group. High rates of mental health problems have also been reported in children and adults on the autism spectrum. Taken together, young autistic people may be a particularly vulnerable group when it comes to mental health. Yet, there has been remarkably little work on the mental health needs and experiences of young autistic adults (16–25 years). Adopting a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach – in which academic researchers and young autistic adults collaborated in an equitable research partnership – we explored young autistic people’s experiences of mental health problems and their perspectives on the support they sought, if any, for these problems. A total of 130 young autistic adults took part in the research: 109 completed an online survey and 21 took part in detailed interviews. The results highlight how young autistic people find it difficult to evaluate their mental health, experience high levels of stigma and often face severe obstacles when trying to access mental health support. The findings also demonstrate how listening to – and learning from – young autistic people is crucial in ensuring that their mental health needs are met.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Crane, L., Adams, F., Harper, G., Welch, J., & Pellicano, E.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- Ambitious about Autism, UK
- Corresponding author
- Crane, Laura
- Venue
- Autism
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2018-02-07
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 477-493
- ISSN
- 1362-3613 (ISSN-L)
- 1461-7005
- OpenAlex
- W2787370458
- Cited by
- 397
- References
- 62
- Citations by year
- 2026: 119 · 2025: 49 · 2024: 58 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 50 · 2021: 40 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 6
- FWCI
- 12.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- discovery.ucl.ac.uk
- Locations
- Autism (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Keywords
- mental health, autism spectrum disorder, help-seeking, mental health stigma, barriers to mental health support, mental health needs, lived experience, community-based participatory research, research collaboration
- MeSH terms
- Help-Seeking Behavior, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety, Attitude to Health, Autistic Disorder, Mental Disorders, Depression, England, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Male, Mental Health Services, Quality of Life, Community-Based Participatory Research, Young Adult, Social Stigma
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