Autism in ICU

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Baruah, R. (2024). Autism in ICU. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 25(3), 319-325. https://doi.org/10.1177/17511437241249847

Publication date: 22 Apr 2024 Added to AutiHub: 18 Sep 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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1
Publication authors identified as autistic
1 / 1 (100.0%)
  1. Rosaleen Baruah *

Abstract

Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition. Autistic people face challenges as patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and as providers of healthcare in the ICU. This article describes the experience of autistic people using a neurodiversity-affirming approach. Using the ‘Autistic SPACE’ framework, the needs of autistic people are described in terms of sensory needs, need for predictability, need for autistic acceptance, communication differences and how to approach them, and the benefits of a person-centred empathy-based approach to autistic people. The approach to autistic patients is described in terms of reasonable adjustments within a framework of positive risk taking. For supervisors and managers of autistic healthcare professionals, autism-friendly adjustments to training and working practice, with rationales, are suggested.

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Cited references
36
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27
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9
13 / 36 (36.1%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
9 / 36 (25.0%)
References with detected author names
28 / 36 (77.8%)
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8
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9
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9
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Author names detected in the cited bibliography
114
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114
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0
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0
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8
84 / 114 (73.7%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 30 / 114 (26.3%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
32 / 114 (28.1%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 32 / 84 (38.1%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 16 / 90 (17.8%).
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