Importance An improved understanding of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence over
time and across the lifespan can inform health care service delivery for the growing …

Autistic adults are at increased risk of both mental and physical health difficulties, and yet
can face barriers to accessing healthcare. A meta-ethnographic approach was used to …

Autistic people experience more health conditions and earlier mortality. This study
investigated views about a primary care health check for autistic adults to inform its design …

Suicidal thoughts and behaviors and nonsuicidal self-injury are more common in autistic
adolescents than non-autistic adolescents, per parent-and self-report. Clinician-rated …

Autism has been the subject of large-scale public health investment, from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) establishment of a national surveillance system to …

Background Autistic people are disproportionately likely to experience premature mortality
and most mental and physical health conditions. We measured the incidence of diagnosed …

Importance The reported prevalence of autism in children has consistently risen over the
past 20 years. The concurrent implications for the adult Medicaid system, which insures …

Background: Better identification of autistic people and increased life expectancy for people
with intellectual and developmental disabilities have given rise to an urgent need to better …

Autistic adults frequently show increased physical or mental health conditions and
impairments in social, occupational, and other life domains. Accordingly, they often report …

Autistic people have a greater need to access services (eg, health and social care, welfare,
justice, etc.), yet face significant disadvantages when doing so, often due to poor two-way …