Exploring the experiences and support recommendations of autistic adults drinking alcohol

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Original abstract

Autistic individuals may be at an increased risk of hazardous drinking compared to non-autistic counterparts: potential motivations include facilitated social interactions and self-medication of co-occurring difficulties, and possible risk factors include being older and female. However, research remains limited and centred around clinical samples. Given the diversity of the autistic community, it is important to understand the intricacies of alcohol use to inform appropriate support. Eighteen autistic adults took part in semi-structured interviews about their drinking experiences. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Three main themes were created (Autistic experiences, Managing expectations and coping by drinking and Recommendations for support). Autistic experiences was used to denote the ways in which participants described their own autistic features influenced their relationship with alcohol. Managing expectations and coping by drinking was chosen to reflect the pressures felt by participants to show up in social relationships and the co-occurring difficulties many of them managed using alcohol. Therapeutic preferences for alcohol services were captured under Recommendations for support. As expected, participants used alcohol to facilitate social interactions and self-medicate. However, additional nuances uncovered may provide clinical utility and highlight the need for further research in other demographics within the community.

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