Journal article
Gender Differences in Self-Reported Social Participation in Adults With Autism
American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities, v 130(2), pp 81-87
01 Mar 2025
PMID: 39999866
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Abstract
There is a lack of research on gender differences in adults' with autism participation in social activities (i.e., activities that provide interactions with others in the community). Using a large statewide sample (N = 775, 217 females and 558 males), we examined gender differences in the social participation of adults with autism while considering the presence of an intellectual disability (ID). No gender differences were found in total participation days. However, women with autism without ID reported participating in lower percentages of social activities that were important to them and perceiving sufficient participation in lower percentages of these important social activities than their male counterparts. They also reported lower satisfaction with participation level (i.e., perceived sufficiency in participation in important social activities) in social activities that were important to them than women with autism with ID. Implications of findings for understanding gender differences in autism across the life course are discussed.
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- Title
- Gender Differences in Self-Reported Social Participation in Adults With Autism
- Creators
- Wei Song - Drexel UniversityMark S Salzer - Temple UniversityHillary R Steinberg - Drexel UniversityLindsay L Shea - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities, v 130(2), pp 81-87
- Publisher
- AMER ASSOC INTELLECTUAL and DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES-AAIDD; Silver Spring
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- Eagles Autism Foundation
This work was supported by grant from Eagles Autism Foundation in support of the proposal Getting Out There : Identifying Individual , Environmental , and Service Use Factors Associated with Community Participation among Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The Autism Services, Education, Resources, and Training Collaborative (ASERT) Collaborative Eastern Region by the Bureau of Supports for Autism and Special Populations , Pennsylvania Department of Human Services .
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute; Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001432700000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85219582514
- Other Identifier
- 991022032172204721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Education, Special
- Rehabilitation