There is little comprehensive research into autistic adulthood, and even less into the
services and supports that are most likely to foster flourishing adult autistic lives. This limited …

Recently the Lancet published a Commission on the future of care and clinical research of
autism, which included a side panel arguing for the adoption of “profound autism”, a term in …

Across Europe, there is increased awareness of the frequency and importance of autism
spectrum disorder (ASD), which is now recognised not only as a childhood disorder but as a …

Executive summary Affecting about 78 million people worldwide, autism is a condition of
global importance because of its prevalence and the degree to which it can affect individuals …

Over the past four decades there have been significant advances in our understanding of
autism, yet services for autistic adults continue to lag far behind those for children, and …

Autism severity is currently defined and measured based exclusively on the severity levels of
the two core symptom domains: social‐communication and restricted or repetitive patterns of …

Longitudinal studies have generally reported poor outcomes in adulthood for the majority of
individuals (c. 50–60%) with autism. Several factors putatively predict outcome (eg IQ), but …

Longitudinal data on the functioning of adults referred for possible autism as children are
sparse and possibly different from datasets consisting of adult clinical referrals. A total of 123 …

Autistic young people experience high levels of co-occurring mental health difficulties,
including anxiety, depression and behavioural difficulties, across their lifespan …

The current “autism spectrum” DSM 5 diagnostic criteria and autism standardized diagnostic
instruments promote considerable heterogeneity or clinical indecision and may be …