The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of autistic and non-autistic adults in Eastern Germany
The relation between pandemic-related restrictions and the predictors of psychopathological symptoms differed somewhat between groups. Although it is known that autistic individuals show higher levels of sensory sensitivity and IoU in general, autistic adults appeared to be less affected by certain pandemic-related restrictions than anticipated.
Authors
- Melanie Ring (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7579-1829)
- Josefine Rothe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9445-0958)
- Veit Roessner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1873-7081)
- T Thiel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9727-1506)
Institutions
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07430-x
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung