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Diagnosing Aspergers syndrome in the elderly
— a series of case presentations | | Author(s) | Ian Andrew James, Elizabeta Mukaetova-Ladinska, F Katharina Reichelt |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 21, no 10, October 2006 |
| Pages | pp 951-960 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Autism ; Diagnosis ; Case studies ; Northern England. |
| Annotation | There are more than 200 000 people in the UK diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome (AS). Most of these are children and young adults, owing to the fact that the disorder was established relatively recently. It can be argued, therefore, that there are many older people who may have met the criteria of AS as children, but never received such a diagnosis due to the fact that it had yet to be established. What happened to these people as they aged? This paper examines this issue in relation to case studies for five older individuals referred to the Older Adult Psychiatric Service (OAPS) in Northern England, and whom the authors believe meet the criteria for AS. The work illustrates AS presentation in old age, the assessment problems and tools required to assess older people, and the implications of such formulations for clinical practice. Older patients with undiagnosed AS may currently be receiving inappropriate treatments. Greater awareness of AS in the older population would enable better management of such patients. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061213205 A |
| Classmark | E7A: LK7: 69P: 82N |
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