作者
Nikolaos Stogiannos, Jane M Harvey-Lloyd, Andrea Brammer, Karen Cleaver, Jonathan P McNulty, Cláudia Sá Dos Reis, Barbara Nugent, Clare Simcock, Tracy O'Regan, Dermot Bowler, Sophia Parveen, Keith Marais, Georgia Pavlopoulou, Chris Papadopoulos, Sebastian B Gaigg, Christina Malamateniou
发表日期
2023/9/1
期刊
Autism in adulthood
卷号
5
期号
3
页码范围
248-262
出版商
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers
简介
Background: Autistic individuals might undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination for clinical concerns or research. Increased sensory stimulation, lack of appropriate environmental adjustments, or lack of streamlined communication in the MRI suite may pose challenges to autistic patients and render MRI scans inaccessible. This study aimed at (i) exploring the MRI scan experiences of autistic adults in the United Kingdom; (ii) identifying barriers and enablers toward successful and safe MRI examinations; (iii) assessing autistic individuals' satisfaction with MRI service; and (iv) informing future recommendations for practice improvement.
Methods: We distributed an online survey to the autistic community on social media, using snowball sampling. Inclusion criteria were: being older than 16, have an autism diagnosis or self-diagnosis, self-reported capacity to consent, and having had an MRI scan in …
学术搜索中的文章
N Stogiannos, JM Harvey-Lloyd, A Brammer, K Cleaver… - Autism in adulthood, 2023