title: Thriving in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability.
abstract: Most research on mental health in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) has focused on deficits. We examined individual (i.e., sociocommunicative skills, adaptive behavior, functional cognitive skills) and contextual (i.e., home, school, and community participation) correlates of thriving in 330 youth with ID and ASD compared to youth with ID only, 11-22 years of age (M = 16.74, SD = 2.95). Youth with ASD and ID were reported to thrive less than peers with ID only. Group differences in sociocommunicative ability and school participation mediated the relationship between ASD and less thriving. Research is needed to further elucidate a developmental-contextual framework that can inform interventions to promote mental health and wellness in individuals with ASD and ID.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, York University, Behavioural Science Building, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada, jonweiss@yorku.ca.
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Priscilla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Burnham Riosa
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D008603:Mental Health; D012917:Social Adjustment; D066107:Social Skills; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; C026097:cognin