Mindfulness app helps reduce anxiety and stress in autistic adults, study finds

Mindfulness app helps reduce anxiety and stress in autistic adults, study finds

New research published in the journal Mindfulness provides evidence that a self-guided mindfulness app can reduce anxiety symptoms and perceived stress in autistic adults. The study found that participants who used the smartphone-based program reported significant improvements in their emotional well-being, and many of these gains were still evident six weeks after the program ended. Autistic adults tend to report higher levels of anxiety and ch…