The Virtual Mindfulness Study

12-item measure that assesses the ability to demonstrate care and kindness toward oneself, and acceptance of one's own imperfections. Self-compassion is often a focus of mindfulness-based interventions because of the interrelatedness with state mindfulness. Responses will be given using a 5-point Likert scale that ranged from 1 ("Almost never") to 5 ("Almost always"), yielding a total score between 12 and 60, with higher scores indicating greater self-compassion.

12-item measure that assesses the ability to demonstrate care and kindness toward oneself, and acceptance of one's own imperfections. Self-compassion is often a focus of mindfulness-based interventions because of the interrelatedness with state mindfulness. Responses will be given using a 5-point Likert scale that ranged from 1 ("Almost never") to 5 ("Almost always"), yielding a total score between 12 and 60, with higher scores indicating greater self-compassion.

12-item measure that assesses the ability to demonstrate care and kindness toward oneself, and acceptance of one's own imperfections. Self-compassion is often a focus of mindfulness-based interventions because of the interrelatedness with state mindfulness. Responses will be given using a 5-point Likert scale that ranged from 1 ("Almost never") to 5 ("Almost always"), yielding a total score between 12 and 60, with higher scores indicating greater self-compassion.

12-item measure that assesses the ability to demonstrate care and kindness toward oneself, and acceptance of one's own imperfections. Self-compassion is often a focus of mindfulness-based interventions because of the interrelatedness with state mindfulness. Responses will be given using a 5-point Likert scale that ranged from 1 ("Almost never") to 5 ("Almost always"), yielding a total score between 12 and 60, with higher scores indicating greater self-compassion.

12-item measure that assesses the ability to demonstrate care and kindness toward oneself, and acceptance of one's own imperfections. Self-compassion is often a focus of mindfulness-based interventions because of the interrelatedness with state mindfulness. Responses will be given using a 5-point Likert scale that ranged from 1 ("Almost never") to 5 ("Almost always"), yielding a total score between 12 and 60, with higher scores indicating greater self-compassion.

ACC will be used to measure how connected to the autistic community each participant felt. It comprises of ten statements and is rated on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1('strongly disagree') to 6, ('strongly agree'). Total scores range from 10 to 60, with higher scores reflecting greater autistic community connectedness.

ACC will be used to measure how connected to the autistic community each participant felt. It comprises of ten statements and is rated on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1('strongly disagree') to 6, ('strongly agree'). Total scores range from 10 to 60, with higher scores reflecting greater autistic community connectedness.

ACC will be used to measure how connected to the autistic community each participant felt. It comprises of ten statements and is rated on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1('strongly disagree') to 6, ('strongly agree'). Total scores range from 10 to 60, with higher scores reflecting greater autistic community connectedness.

ACC will be used to measure how connected to the autistic community each participant felt. It comprises of ten statements and is rated on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1('strongly disagree') to 6, ('strongly agree'). Total scores range from 10 to 60, with higher scores reflecting greater autistic community connectedness.

ACC will be used to measure how connected to the autistic community each participant felt. It comprises of ten statements and is rated on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1('strongly disagree') to 6, ('strongly agree'). Total scores range from 10 to 60, with higher scores reflecting greater autistic community connectedness.

At the end of virtual mindfulness session. Participants will be asked open-ended questions asking about what they liked best and least about the group, what the biggest challenges they had to attending group meetings, what would make participation easier, and how they would change the group for future participants via an online survey will be distributed at the end of the course with the post-evaluation measures. Participants will be asked to rate some items, how generally true each item was for them using a 5-point scale ranging from 1 ("Never or very rarely true") to 5 ("Very often or always true"), with higher total scores suggesting greater mindfulness (total score range from 0 to 100)

At the end of virtual mindfulness session. Participants will be asked open-ended questions asking about what they liked best and least about the group, what the biggest challenges they had to attending group meetings, what would make participation easier, and how they would change the group for future participants via an online survey will be distributed at the end of the course with the post-evaluation measures.

Participants will be asked to rate some items, how generally true each item was for them using a 5-point scale ranging from 1 ("Never or very rarely true") to 5 ("Very often or always true"), with higher total scores suggesting greater mindfulness (total score range from 0 to 100).

FFMQ-SF will be used to assess five components of mindfulness: observing one's experiences, describing one's experiences, acting with awareness, accepting inner experiences in a nonjudgmental way, and accepting inner experiences without reacting. Participants will be asked to rate how generally true each item was for them using a 5-point scale ranging from 1 ("Never or very rarely true") to 5 ("Very often or always true"), with higher total scores suggesting greater mindfulness (total score range from 24 to 120).

FFMQ-SF will be used to assess five components of mindfulness: observing one's experiences, describing one's experiences, acting with awareness, accepting inner experiences in a nonjudgmental way, and accepting inner experiences without reacting. Participants will be asked to rate how generally true each item was for them using a 5-point scale ranging from 1 ("Never or very rarely true") to 5 ("Very often or always true"), with higher total scores suggesting greater mindfulness (total score range from 24 to 120).

FFMQ-SF will be used to assess five components of mindfulness: observing one's experiences, describing one's experiences, acting with awareness, accepting inner experiences in a nonjudgmental way, and accepting inner experiences without reacting. Participants will be asked to rate how generally true each item was for them using a 5-point scale ranging from 1 ("Never or very rarely true") to 5 ("Very often or always true"), with higher total scores suggesting greater mindfulness (total score range from 24 to 120).

FFMQ-SF will be used to assess five components of mindfulness: observing one's experiences, describing one's experiences, acting with awareness, accepting inner experiences in a nonjudgmental way, and accepting inner experiences without reacting. Participants will be asked to rate how generally true each item was for them using a 5-point scale ranging from 1 ("Never or very rarely true") to 5 ("Very often or always true"), with higher total scores suggesting greater mindfulness (total score range from 24 to 120).

FFMQ-SF will be used to assess five components of mindfulness: observing one's experiences, describing one's experiences, acting with awareness, accepting inner experiences in a nonjudgmental way, and accepting inner experiences without reacting. Participants will be asked to rate how generally true each item was for them using a 5-point scale ranging from 1 ("Never or very rarely true") to 5 ("Very often or always true"), with higher total scores suggesting greater mindfulness (total score range from 24 to 120).

ISQ-8 will be used to measure interoception, the ISQ-8 is the first psychometrically validated self-report measure of interoception for autistic adolescents and adults,and is adapted from the ISQ-20. Items are rated on a 5-point likert scale. A higher score indicates more difficulty registering or interpreting interoceptive sensations.

ISQ-8 will be used to measure interoception, the ISQ-8 is the first psychometrically validated self-report measure of interoception for autistic adolescents and adults,and is adapted from the ISQ-20. Items are rated on a 5-point likert scale. A higher score indicates more difficulty registering or interpreting interoceptive sensations.

ISQ-8 will be used to measure interoception, the ISQ-8 is the first psychometrically validated self-report measure of interoception for autistic adolescents and adults,and is adapted from the ISQ-20. Items are rated on a 5-point likert scale. A higher score indicates more difficulty registering or interpreting interoceptive sensations.

ISQ-8 will be used to measure interoception, the ISQ-8 is the first psychometrically validated self-report measure of interoception for autistic adolescents and adults,and is adapted from the ISQ-20. Items are rated on a 5-point likert scale. A higher score indicates more difficulty registering or interpreting interoceptive sensations.

ISQ-8 will be used to measure interoception, the ISQ-8 is the first psychometrically validated self-report measure of interoception for autistic adolescents and adults,and is adapted from the ISQ-20. Items are rated on a 5-point likert scale. A higher score indicates more difficulty registering or interpreting interoceptive sensations.

The Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale, SWEMWS is a 7-item measure of psychological wellbeing. Example items include 'I've been feeling relaxed' and 'I've been interested in new things'. Participants rated items on a 5-point Likert scale ['none of the time' (1) to 'all of the time' (5)]. Scores could range from 14 to 70, and higher scores indicated more positive mental wellbeing.

The Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale, SWEMWS is a 7-item measure of psychological wellbeing. Example items include 'I've been feeling relaxed' and 'I've been interested in new things'. Participants rated items on a 5-point Likert scale ['none of the time' (1) to 'all of the time' (5)]. Scores could range from 14 to 70, and higher scores indicated more positive mental wellbeing.

The Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale, SWEMWS is a 7-item measure of psychological wellbeing. Example items include 'I've been feeling relaxed' and 'I've been interested in new things'. Participants rated items on a 5-point Likert scale ['none of the time' (1) to 'all of the time' (5)]. Scores could range from 14 to 70, and higher scores indicated more positive mental wellbeing.

The Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale, SWEMWS is a 7-item measure of psychological wellbeing. Example items include 'I've been feeling relaxed' and 'I've been interested in new things'. Participants rated items on a 5-point Likert scale ['none of the time' (1) to 'all of the time' (5)]. Scores could range from 14 to 70, and higher scores indicated more positive mental wellbeing.

The Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale, SWEMWS is a 7-item measure of psychological wellbeing. Example items include 'I've been feeling relaxed' and 'I've been interested in new things'. Participants rated items on a 5-point Likert scale ['none of the time' (1) to 'all of the time' (5)]. Scores could range from 14 to 70, and higher scores indicated more positive mental wellbeing.

At the end of the study participants will be asked 8 likert scale close ended questions and 10 open ended questions about what they liked best about the research study what were the biggest challenges they had, what would make participation easier, and what they would change for future participants via online survey at the end of the study.