Brief report: The medical care of adults with autism spectrum disorders: Identifying the needs

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2498-2504

  Bruder, Mary Beth ^a   Kerins, Gerard ^a,b   Mazzarella, Cynthia ^a   Sims, Jessica ^a,d   Stein, Neil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d Child Care Aware of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults with autism; Characteristics of adults with ASD; Medical needs; Training of physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE;

EID: 84867834354     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1496-x     Document Type: Article

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