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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2020

Aging Well on the Autism Spectrum: An Examination of the Dominant Model of Successful Aging.

Ye In Hwang, Kitty-Rose Foley, Julian N Trollor

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Ye In HwangDepartment of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, School of Psychiatry, UNSW, 30 Botany Street Randwick, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia. jane.hwang@student.unsw.edu.au.
Kitty-Rose FoleyDepartment of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, School of Psychiatry, UNSW, 30 Botany Street Randwick, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia.
Julian N TrollorDepartment of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, School of Psychiatry, UNSW, 30 Botany Street Randwick, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a gap in our knowledge of aging with autism. The present study examined the applicability of the popular gerontology concept of "aging well" to autistic adults. Using survey data, a model of "aging well" was operationalised and applied to 92 autistic adults and 60 controls. A very small proportion (3.3%) of autistic adults were found to be aging well. Significantly less autistic adults were "maintaining physical and cognitive functioning" and "actively engaging with life" in comparison to controls. Whilst important differences in health and functioning status were found, the current dominant model of "aging well" is limited for examining autistic individuals. Suggested adjustments include development of a broader, more flexible and strengths -based model.

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Healthy AgingAgedAgingAutistic DisorderCognitionFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleMiddle AgedActivities of daily livingAdulthoodAgingAging wellCognitive functioningEducationEmploymentMedical comorbiditiesPhysical functioningSocial participationSuccessful agingTheory

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