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What we do (and don’t know) about autism and ageing – new research
Dr Gavin Stewart
Autism is often thought of as a childhood condition, but this is far from true. Autism is a lifelong condition – and most autistic people are adults. Yet less than 1% of autism research has focused on older autistic people.
This means we know very little about the needs of autistic people are they grow older – and whether they face unique health challenges as they age.
So to better understand what the current evidence tells us about autism in midlife and old age, a colleague and I recently conducted a narrative review of more than 70 published papers from across the globe.
Our findings revealed that autistic people are more likely to face poorer health outcomes in midlife and old age compared to their non-autistic peers.
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