Demographic and Cognitive Profile of Individuals Seeking a Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adulthood

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 3469-3480

  Happé, Francesca G ^a   Mansour, Hassan ^b   Barrett, Pippa ^c   Brown, Tony ^c   Abbott, Patricia ^c   Charlton, Rebecca A ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Autism Diagnostic Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Ageing; Autism spectrum disorders; Autism traits; Diagnosis; Psychiatric comorbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BIRTH INJURY; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LEARNING DISORDER; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84983488810     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-2886-2     Document Type: Article

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