Abstract
Autistic people demonstrate poor outcomes on objective
measures of wellbeing, yet research centring lived experience
provides a more nuanced picture. There is growing support
for person-centred, holistic and community approaches to
enhancing wellbeing for autistic people. Social prescribing
may be one such approach. This qualitative study explored
the concept of wellbeing for autistic adults – including barriers and self-management – and the implications of this for
modifying social prescribing. It involved semi-structured interviews with 21 autistic adults in the UK. Reflexive thematic
analysis of the data supports research suggesting that
self-determination may underlie many aspects of wellbeing
for autistic people. The COVID-19 pandemic provided new
opportunities to develop wellbeing strategies but also had
negative impacts. Social prescribing could promote
self-determination by signposting autistic people to peer support opportunities building on intrinsic interests.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-29 |
Number of pages | 0 |
Journal | Disability & Society |
Volume | 0 |
Issue number | 0 |
Early online date | 12 Oct 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Oct 2023 |
Event | Disability & Society - Duration: 12 Oct 2023 → … |