“That impending dread sort of feeling”: Experiences of social interaction from the perspectives of autistic adults

Melissa H. Black,Patrick J.F. Clarke,Evangeline Deane, Dayna Smith,Grace Wiltshire, Emily Yates,Wenn B. Lawson,Nigel T.M. Chen

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders（2023）

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Abstract

•12 autistic adults were interviewed about social interaction experiences.•Anticipatory, in-situ and post-event experiences were examined.•Several anxiety-related processes may operate in autism, influencing experiences.•Findings are discussed in relation to monotropism, adaptive morphing and double-empathy.

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Autism spectrum disorder,Conversation,Lived experience,Qualitative research,Social interaction,Anxiety

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