Anna Backman

Mindfulness-based stress reduction for autistic adults: A feasibility study in an outpatient context

Autism May 16, 2023 Hanna Agius, Anne-Kristina Luoto, Anna Backman et al.

Autistic adults report high stress and impaired ability to cope with stressors. Mindfulness-based stress reduction targets individual’s own resources to regulate stress responses. An open feasibility study was conducted in an outpatient context, recruiting autistic adults without intellectual disability. The intervention, guided by trained mindfulness-based stress reduction teachers, followed...