Kanner's sentinel article Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact focused on children, and
this autism research and inquiry has been focused on children and adolescents on the�…

We are grateful to Kieran Rose and Cos Michael for their detailed and considered
response1 to our article, originally entitled ''The Rising Tide of 'Gerontautism'.''2* Our�…

Background: There is a paucity of research involving older autistic people, as highlighted in
a number of systematic reviews. However, it is less clear whether this is changing, and what�…

A special interest group (SIG) entitled" Older Adults with ASD: The Consequences of Aging"
was held at the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) annual meetings in 2016�…

516 Autism 20 (5) ignorant of the impact of being autistic. As adults age, it can become
increasingly difficult to change direction and compete with ever-younger applicants, so the�…

A perusal of geriatric psychiatry textbooks published in English reveals nothing written about
the care of elderly individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is only in recent years�…

From 1943, when Leo Kanner originally described autism, and to the first objective criteria
for “infantile autism” in DSM-III and the inclusion of Asperger's disorder in DSM-IV, the�…

Autism is characterized by patterns of neurological development that can cause differences
in social interactions and sensory processing; restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior;�…

“What is Life Like in the Twilight Years?” A Letter About the Scant Amount of Literature on the
Elderly with Autism Spectrum Disorders | SpringerLink Skip to main content Advertisement�…

Abstract Purpose of Review Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition
characterised by differences in social interaction and communication across multiple�…