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Aug 11, 2024 · In many cases, autism does meet the criteria for a pre-existing condition due to its lifelong nature and potential impact on an individual’s health and well-being. From a medical perspective, autism is typically viewed as a neurodevelopmental condition rather than a disease or illness. However, in the context of health insurance and ...
Coexisting Conditions Individuals affected by autism are at an increased risk of experiencing additional cognitive, emotional, or behavioral disorders. It is very common for individuals on the autism spectrum to be dealing with other challenges and coexisting conditions. Sometimes these co-existing conditions are noticed.
Nov 1, 2023 · For many autistic adults, finding and maintaining employment can be a major issue. Compared with their non-autistic peers, autistic adults face a higher rate of unemployment, even after controlling for factors such as age, gender, health, and intellectual disability (Nord, D. K., et al., Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vol. 24, 2016 ...
Abstract. 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 prospects for employment and independent living remain poor. Adult outcomes also vary widely and while cognitive and language abilities are important ...
Aug 1, 2019 · Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased significantly over the past 40 years. Even in the past 2 decades, the prevalence increased from 6.7 per 1,000 in 2000 1 to 14.6 per 1,000 in 2012—1 in 59 people. 2 Of those with ASD, 46% have an intelligence quotient (IQ) greater than 85, meaning they are of average or above-average intelligence. 1
- Carol Swetlik, Sarah E. Earp, Kathleen N. Franco
- 2019
Thus, a collaborative effort is needed by aging and autism researchers to ensure that individuals with limited verbal skills can be included in related research, and to adequately address the research priorities of autistic adults, their families and partners (Autistica, 2014; Pellicano, Dinsmore, & Charman, 2014a, Pellicano, Dinsmore, & Charman, 2014b; Warner et al., 2018; and see Autistica ...
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Adult-diagnosed adults were more likely to endorse psychiatric conditions (OR = 2.71) and reported more lifetime psychiatric diagnoses (M = 3.15, SD = 2.23) than their childhood-diagnosed counterparts (M = 2.81, SD = 2.33). These findings underscore the need for research to better understand and treat co-occurring psychiatric conditions in autistic adults and report and consider the age of ...
