M. Hooley

“Denying Myself Was Finally Too Much.” Violence-Related Stress, Coping, and Cumulative Harm in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults

Autistic adults experience elevated interpersonal violence risk alongside mental health and functional challenges. However, how violence-related stress may accumulate over time and compare with non-autistic adults’ experiences remains unclear. Research often conceptualizes violence exposure, distress, and functioni...