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| Ageing in people with autistic spectrum disorder | | Author(s) | E B Mukaetova-Ladinska, E Perry, M Baron |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 27, no 2, February 2012 |
| Pages | pp 109-118 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/gps |
| Keywords | Autism ; Ageing process ; Therapeutics ; Research. |
| Annotation | There is a gap in clinical and research knowledge relating to autism in older individuals. The aim of this article is to review the evidence relating to ageing in people with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), focusing on those with disability. The article reviews the evidence in relation to: demographics; experiences of relatives or carers; anticipated residential care needs; requirement for specifically designed cognitive assessment tools; and the importance of initiating new brain ageing research initiatives in this area. It shows that the provision of care for the escalating number of ASD individuals with disability reaching old age is a paramount issue that is only beginning to be addressed in a few European communities and in the USA. How ageing affects cognition in these individuals as they reach an age no longer consistent with parental care is unknown. There is also a clear need to design cognitive and behavioural assessment tools appropriate to ageing in ASD individuals with disability. Although there is a growing body of evidence on pathological, imaging, neuropharmacological and other key brain abnormalities in ASD, these are confined to children and young adults. The authors conclude that the need for new initiatives in research into ageing in ASD is urgent. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120914003 A |
| Classmark | E7A: BG: LL: 3A |
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