• Title of article

    Sensory Overresponsivity, Loneliness, and Anxiety in Taiwanese Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Author/Authors

    Lin, Ling-Yi Department of Occupational Therapy - College of Medicine - National Cheng Kung University - Tainan, Taiwan , Syu, Ya-Cing Department of Occupational Therapy - College of Medicine - National Cheng Kung University - Tainan, Taiwan

  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    1
  • To page
    8
  • Abstract
    Sensoryoverresponsivenessishighlyprevalentinindividualswithautismspectrumdisorders(ASD)andtypicallypersist intoadulthood.However,theroleofsensoryprocessingdifficultiesininfluencingemotionalwell-beingamongadultswithASD remainsunclear.Additionally,theassociationsbetweensensoryoverresponsiveness,anxiety,andlonelinessareyettobe examinedamongadultswithASD.Therefore,toaddressthesecriticalgapsintheliterature,weaimedtoinvestigatethe relationshipsamongsensoryavoiding,anxiety,andlonelinessinasampleofadultswithASD.Participants.Seventyadults (age,20–39years)completedthreeself-reportedmeasures.AllparticipantshadadocumenteddiagnosisofASDandhad normalIQ.Methods. Sensoryprocessing,loneliness,andanxietywereassessedwiththeAdultSensoryProfile,short-form UCLAlonelinessscale,andBeckAnxietyInventory,respectively.Results.Autismspectrumtraitsandsensoryavoiding wereassociatedwithanxietyandloneliness.Participantswhoexperiencedsensoryavoidingmorefrequentlyreported higheranxietyandfeelingsofloneliness,withlonelinessmediatingtherelationshipbetweensensoryavoidingandanxiety. Moreanxietysymptomsinparticipantswithgreatersensoryavoidingwereassociatedwiththeirhigherlevelofloneliness. Conclusion.Thisstudydemonstratesthattherelationshipsexistedbetweensensoryprocessingdifficulties,loneliness,and anxietyamongadultswithASD.Interventionsregardingsensoryprocessingdifficultiesandemotionalwell-beingare substantialneedforadultswithASD,andourresultshighlighttheimportanceofsensoryoverresponsivenessandanxiety inevaluatingandimprovingthepsychologicalwell-beingofadultswithASD.
  • Keywords
    Sensory Overresponsivity , Loneliness , Anxiety , Taiwanese Adults , Autism Spectrum Disorder , ASD , UCLA
  • Journal title
    Occupational Therapy International
  • Serial Year
    2018
  • Full Text URL
    downloads.hindawi.com/journals/oti/2018/9165978.pdf
  • Record number

    2616263

    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=10&DC=2616263