“What is Life Like in the Twilight Years?” A Letter About the Scant Amount of Literature on the Elderly with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Bennett, M. (2016). “What is Life Like in the Twilight Years?” A Letter About the Scant Amount of Literature on the Elderly with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(5), 1883-1884. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2710-z

Publication date: 25 Jan 2016 Added to AutiHub: 4 Oct 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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1 / 1 (100.0%)
  1. Matthew Bennett *

Abstract

The purpose of this letter is to show the lack of published literature on elderly adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

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17
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16
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
1
0 / 17 (0.0%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
1 / 17 (5.9%)
References with detected author names
16 / 17 (94.1%)
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Author names detected in the cited bibliography
54
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54
From validated raw bibliography text
0
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0
Raw names still to review
1
14 / 54 (25.9%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 40 / 54 (74.1%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
0 / 54 (0.0%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 0 / 14 (0.0%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 0 / 51 (0.0%).
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