Table 2.
Mindfulness-based interventions for adults with ASD (n = 12).
| Year | Authors | n | Type of Study | Control Group (If Any) |
Intervention | Outcome | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Stecher et al. [94] | 125 | RCT | Waitlist | 8 weeks of daily meditation for 10 min with the Ten Percent Happier app. | Depression | Positive |
| 2023 | Agius et al. [60] | 50 | Intervention | None | 8-week MBSR with reduced time of daily meditation (10–15 min). | Stress levels | Positive |
| 2023 | Pagni et al. [83] | 96 | RCT | Active | 8-week MBSR with reduced group duration (2 h) and reduced practice time. | Depression, anxiety, mindfulness traits, autistic traits, and executive functioning abilities | Positive |
| 2022 | Braden et al. [62] | 67 | RCT | Active | 8-week MBSR with reduced group duration (2 h) and no required full-day retreat. | Disability-related QoL | Positive |
| 2022 | Gandía-Abellán et al. [72] | 15 | Pilot | None | 8-week MindfulTEA intervention, with 45 min weekly group session. | Behavioral problems | Positive |
| 2022 | Redquest et al. [85] | 28 | Pilot | None | 6-week virtual MBI with 60 min weekly group session. | Psychological distress, self-compassion, mindfulness | Negative |
| 2022 | Lunsky et al. [80] | 50 | Intervention | None | 6-week virtual MBI with 60 min weekly group session. | Mindfulness, self-compassion, distress | Positive |
| 2020 | Pagni et al. [82] | 42 | RCT | Active | 8-week MBSR with reduced group duration (2 h) and reduced practice time. | Depression and anxiety | Positive |
| 2020 | Gaigg et al. [71] | 54 | RCT | Active | 6–8 weeks of online courses including 10 exercises delivered through videos and audio files. | Anxiety | Positive |
| 2018 | Conner and White [64] | 9 | Pilot | None | 6 weekly individual therapy sessions of 1 h based on MBCT, with reduced practice time. | Emotion regulation | Positive |
| 2017 | Sizoo and Kuiper [92] | 59 | RCT | Active | MBSR-inspired protocol with 13 weekly 90 min sessions. | Anxiety and depression | Positive |
| 2013 | Spek et al. [93] | 42 | RCT | Waitlist | MBT-AS protocol with 9 weekly group sessions plus 40–60 min of daily meditation. | Depression, anxiety, rumination | Positive |
Note. RCT = Randomized controlled trial. MBSR = Mindfulness-based stress reduction. MBI = Mindfulness-based intervention.