Coping Strategies of Adults with High-Functioning Autism: A Qualitative Analysis

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Dachez, J. & Ndobo, A. (2017). Coping Strategies of Adults with High-Functioning Autism: A Qualitative Analysis. Journal of Adult Development, 25(2), 86-95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-017-9278-5

Publication date: 29 Nov 2017 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Article language: English

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2
Publication authors identified as autistic
1 / 2 (50.0%)

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Cited references
79
With a DOI
64
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
10
2 / 79 (2.5%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
4 / 79 (5.1%)
References with detected author names
76 / 79 (96.2%)
Without detected author names
3
Without a structured title
4
Without a stable identifier
9
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3
References with external metadata lookup issues
0
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Author names detected in the cited bibliography
178
From DOI or external metadata
178
From validated raw bibliography text
0
Raw names already validated
0
Raw names still to review
4
16 / 178 (9.0%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 162 / 178 (91.0%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
2 / 178 (1.1%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 2 / 16 (12.5%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 1 / 164 (0.6%).
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