Early Reflections on the Therapeutic Effects of Mindfulness-Based Therapies in Adults with Autism and Suggestions for Future Research
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Emerging research suggests mindfulness-based therapies positively impact adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, questions concerning intervention active ingredients, the breadth and duration of impact, and psychological and neural mechanisms of change remain. Here we discuss what is known about mindfulness-based therapies in adults with ASD and offer suggestions for future research.
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Other improvements in quality of life, emotion regulation, autistic traits, stress and rumination have also been reported with MBTs.
“Other improvements in quality of life, emotion regulation, autistic traits, stress and rumination have also been reported.12,16,17”
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The “Mindfulness-Based Therapies for Adults with ASD” section reports improvements in quality of life, emotional regulation, autism symptoms, and rumination. It does not report an improvement in stress; its references to stress concern the therapy’s name and possible stress education, not a measured outcome. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- Pagni, B. A., & Braden, B. B.
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Broc A. Pagni
- Venue
- Journal of Psychiatry and Brain Science
- Publisher
- Hapres
- Published
- 2021
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 4
- ISSN
- 2398-385X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8362926
- OpenAlex
- W3190222393
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2023: 2
- FWCI
- 0.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Journal of Psychiatry and Brain Science (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Arizona State University
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (F31AT010976)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- mindfulness-based interventions, autism spectrum disorder, autistic adults, therapeutic mechanisms, treatment duration
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