A good autistic life: an autistic-led conceptualization of autistic flourishing through autistic women’s-lived experiences

Introduction and objectiveInterest in developing an understanding of “autistic flourishing” is steadily increasing in research and autistic communities. Flourishing is a multidimensional construct explained somewhat by positive emotion, but mostly by good psychological and social functioning. Autist...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Sociology
Main Authors:	Åsa Hedlund, Maria Eriksson Wester, Pia Edenvik, Cecilia Ingard, Kajsa Isakson, Lisa Kron Sabel, Danielle Unéus, Therese Lindström, Melissa H. Black, Hanna Bertilsdotter Rosqvist
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-09-01
Subjects:	autism autistic-led research autoethnography neurodiverse women
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1611803/full

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