‘Have a go, you might surprise yourself’: a qualitative study of the experiences of autistic adolescents and young adults of a community gym-based exercise programme
A student-mentored community-based program can facilitate Autistic young people to exercise, by overcoming barriers to their participation and supporting them to navigate the community gym environment.
Authors
- Nora L. Shields
- Lyndon J. Hawke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6824-0583)
- Stacey L. Cleary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7378-5457)
- Georgia McKenzie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9320-0711)
- Simon M. Bury
- Nicholas F Taylor
Institutions
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Eastern Health (AU)
- College of Podiatry (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2026.2627626
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00