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Table 4 Mean scores per group regarding the impact of the pandemic on topics related to the DSM criteria of Autism Spectrum Disorder

From: The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults with autism: a survey study across three countries

 

Autism

M (SD)

Non-autism

M (SD)

Social contact (domain I)

  

To what extent did the COVID-19 pandemic change your social life?

3.16 (1.41)

3.91 (1.17)

Due to the effects of the COVID-19 regulations on my everyday life, I feel socially isolated

2.59 (1.48)

2.89 (1.28)

Due to the effects of the COVID-19 regulations on my everyday life, I feel relieved from social stress

3.43 (1.43)

2.67 (1.30)

Routines (domain II)

  

To what extent do you feel you have/had to adjust your daily routines due to the COVID-19 pandemic?

3.49 (1.27)

3.90 (1.08)

Due to the effects of the COVID-19 regulations on my everyday life, I feel stressed about changes to my daily routines

3.31 (1.39)

2.58 (1.24)

Due to the effects of the COVID-19 regulations on my everyday life, I enjoy the freedom to deviate from society’s expectations and to adjust my routines to my personal preference

3.46 (1.39)

3.16 (1.30)

  1. Autism group: n = 613, non-autism group: n = 431; Questions were rated on a five-point scale going from 1 (‘Not at all’) to 5 (‘Very much so’)