“Resist, Reframe, Redo the Bullying, the Lying, the Harassment”: A Qualitative Investigation of Social Anxiety and Therapy as an Autistic Person

Background: Autistic people commonly report social anxiety. There may be distinctive aspects of the autistic experience of social anxiety, as well as aspects of therapy for social anxiety that need to be adapted for autistic people. This study investigated these issues through the firsthand perspectives of autistic people.