Increased rates of chronic physical health conditions across all organ systems in autistic adolescents and adults

Abstract Background The poorer physical health of autistic adults compared to non-autistic adults has been highlighted by several epidemiological studies. However, research has so far been limited to specific geographical areas and has primarily focused on young autistic individuals (aged 35 years a...

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Main Authors: John H. Ward, Elizabeth Weir, Carrie Allison, Simon Baron-Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Molecular Autism
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-023-00565-2