Health services for Australian autistic adults: Commentary on “The experiences, views, and needs of health professionals who provide care to adults on the autism spectrum” (Urbanowicz, Parkin, van Dooren, Girdler, Ciccarelli, & Lennox, 2020)

Arnold, S. R. C., Higgins, J. M., & Trollor, J. N. (2020). Health services for Australian autistic adults: Commentary on “The experiences, views, and needs of health professionals who provide care to adults on the autism spectrum” (Urbanowicz, Parkin, van Dooren, Girdler, Ciccarelli, & Lennox, 2020). Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 7(2), 193-198. https://doi.org/10.1080/23297018.2020.1753566

Publication date: 6 May 2020 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English

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Abstract

Internationally we know that autistic adults 1 have increased rates of physical and mental health problems (Croen et al., 2015; Jones et al., 2016), mortality (Hirvikoski et al., 2016), and suicide...

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Among linked cited-author occurrences only. Across all cited-author occurrences: 60 / 130 (46.2%). Distinct linked cited authors not identified as autistic: 35 / 40 (87.5%).
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