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Autistic adults nearly 1.5 times more likely to need return visits to hospital for mental health conditions

Throughout the study, the research team compared findings for autistic adults—who were nearly 1.5 times more likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days—to those from adults with ADHD, ...
Psychology Today

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Autistic People

Many autistic adults experience mental health difficulties. Research shows that autistic people are more likely than neurotypical people to experience emotion dysregulation, having trouble feeling and ...
FOX8 Cleveland

Akron Children’s Hospital opens new autism center

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – Discussions about autism have been front and center in national conversations for months, after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in April noted a dramatic ...
Drexel University

Advancing the System of Care for Autistic Older Adults (ASC)

The Advancing the System of Care for Autistic Older Adults (ASC) study explores how health and mental health conditions emerge and change for autistic adults as they grow older. The study uses ...
Drexel University

Autistic Adults Nearly 1.5 Times More Likely to Need Return Visits to Hospital for Mental Health Conditions

Mental health conditions are common among autistic adults, with 50% of autistic adults having a co-occurring condition, like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...