Older age autism research: A rapidly growing field, but still a long way to go

D Mason, GR Stewart, SJ Capp, F Happé - Autism in Adulthood, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: There is a paucity of research involving older autistic people, as highlighted in
a number of systematic reviews. However, it is less clear whether this is changing, and what …

# Bias: The opportunities and challenges of surveys that recruit and collect data of autistic adults online

E Rubenstein, S Furnier - Autism in Adulthood, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Internet-based online surveys are a crucial tool for researchers to learn about the
understudied and often overlooked population of autistic adults. The recruitment and …

The scholarly neglect of black autistic adults in autism research

KM Malone, JN Pearson, KN Palazzo… - Autism in …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Black autistic individuals, regardless of age, have not been centered in autism research.
Instead, they often exist on the margins—on the periphery of autism research. In fact, Black …

Psychiatric and medical profiles of autistic adults in the SPARK cohort

E Fombonne, LA Green Snyder, A Daniels… - Journal of autism and …, 2020 - Springer
This study examined lifetime medical and psychiatric morbidity reported by caregivers of
2917 autistic adults participating in the US research cohort SPARK. Participants were 78.4 …

Autism in later life: What is known and what is needed?

M Sonido, S Arnold, J Higgins, YIJ Hwang - Current Developmental …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition
characterised by differences in social interaction and communication across multiple …

Respite and connection: Autistic adults' reflections upon nature and well-being during the Covid-19 pandemic

S Friedman, R Noble, S Archer, J Gibson… - Autism, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns provided opportunities to engage and
reconnect with nature, with many people noting associated benefits to well-being. Research …

From “one big clumsy mess” to “a fundamental part of my character. Autistic adults' experiences of motor coordination

E Gowen, L Earley, A Waheed, E Poliakoff - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Altered motor coordination is common in autistic individuals affecting a range of movements
such as manual dexterity, eye-hand coordination, balance and gait. However, motor …

Autism spectrum disorder: a review of behavioral and psychiatric challenges across the lifespan

A Genovese, K Ellerbeck - SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition typically
diagnosed in childhood. The prevalence and impact of co-occurring behavioral and …

Decreased interoceptive accuracy in children with autism spectrum disorder and with comorbid attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

H Yang, H Zhou, Y Li, Y Cui, Y Xiang, R Yuan… - Autism …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Interoception refers to the awareness of internal physiological state. Several previous
studies reported that people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and adults with attention …

The use of everyday and assistive technology in the lives of older autistic adults

L Zheng, KR Foley, R Grove, K Elley, SA Brown… - …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Assistive technologies have the potential to provide accessible support to people with
varying needs and abilities, including older autistic adults. However, there is currently limited …