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Behavior problems, psychiatric symptoms, and quality of life for older adults with intellectual disability with and without autism
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Totsika, Vasiliki, Felce, David, Kerr, Michael and Hastings, Richard P. (2010) Behavior problems, psychiatric symptoms, and quality of life for older adults with intellectual disability with and without autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Volume 40 (Number 10). pp. 1171-1178. doi:10.1007/s10803-010-0975-1 ISSN 0162-3257.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-010-0975-1
Abstract
The evidence base on outcomes associated with autism in older adulthood is limited. The expected increase in the prevalence of older adults with autism highlights the need to describe their profiles and service needs. Adults 50 years or older with an intellectual disability (ID) and the triad of impairments characteristic of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) were compared to peers with ID only, and younger adults with ASD and ID. After accounting for ability differences, older adults with ASD did not differ from those with ID in terms of behavior problems, psychiatric disorder, and quality of life. Any differences in the skills of adults with ASD were associated with decreased adaptive skills, and not the presence of ASD per se.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | ||||
Publisher: | Springer | ||||
ISSN: | 0162-3257 | ||||
Official Date: | October 2010 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 40 | ||||
Number: | Number 10 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 1171-1178 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-010-0975-1 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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