A systematic review of healthcare professionals' knowledge, self-efficacy and attitudes towards working with autistic people

K Corden, R Brewer, E Cage - Review Journal of Autism and …, 2022 - Springer
Healthcare professionals play a vital role in identifying and supporting autistic people. This
study systematically reviewed empirical research examining healthcare professionals' …

Ethical challenges in autism genomics: Recommendations for researchers

HM Natri, CR Chapman, S Heraty, P Dwyer… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Equitable and just genetic research and clinical translation require an examination of the
ethical questions pertaining to vulnerable and marginalized communities. Autism research …

Barriers to healthcare and self-reported adverse outcomes for autistic adults: a cross-sectional study

M Doherty, S Neilson, J O'Sullivan, L Carravallah… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Autistic people experience poor physical and mental health along with reduced
life expectancy compared with non-autistic people. Our aim was to identify self-reported …

Autism and chronic ill health: An observational study of symptoms and diagnoses of central sensitivity syndromes in autistic adults

S Grant, S Norton, RF Weiland, AM Scheeren… - Molecular Autism, 2022 - Springer
Background Autistic adults, particularly women, are more likely to experience chronic ill
health than the general population. Central sensitivity syndromes (CSS) are a group of …

A systematic review of interventions to improve healthcare experiences and access in autism

C Walsh, P O'Connor, E Walsh, S Lydon - Review Journal of Autism and …, 2023 - Springer
Autistic individuals report barriers to accessing and receiving healthcare, and experience
increased morbidity and mortality. This systematic review synthesizes 31 research studies …

The health of college students on the autism spectrum as compared to their neurotypical peers

JD McLeod, A Hawbaker, E Meanwell - Autism, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Data from an online survey of undergraduate students at 14 colleges and universities were
used to estimate the association of autism with six physical and mental health outcomes …

Clinical implications of ADHD, ASD, and their co-occurrence in early adulthood—the prospective ABIS-study

A Lebeña, Å Faresjö, T Faresjö, J Ludvigsson - BMC psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) are childhood-onset disorders associated with functional and psychosocial …

Physical health of autistic girls and women: a scoping review

C Kassee, S Babinski, A Tint, Y Lunsky, HK Brown… - Molecular Autism, 2020 - Springer
Background There is a growing recognition of sex and gender influences in autism.
Increasingly, studies include comparisons between sexes or genders, but few have focused …

The mental and physical health profiles of older adults who endorse elevated autistic traits

GR Stewart, A Corbett, C Ballard… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The mental and physical health profile of autistic people has been studied in
adolescence and adulthood, with elevated rates of most conditions being reported …

'Living in a world that's not about us': The impact of everyday life on the health and wellbeing of autistic women and gender diverse people

R Grove, H Clapham, T Moodie, S Gurrin… - Women's …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Autistic women and gender diverse people have specific needs related to their
physical and mental health. They also experience more barriers to accessing services …