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ReviewAutism : the international journal of research and practice2024

How healthcare systems are experienced by autistic adults in the United Kingdom: A meta-ethnography.

Sarah Radev, Megan Freeth, Andrew R Thompson

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Review in Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Understanding eye care access for autistic adults and families: A convergent mixed-methods study.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sarah RadevCardiff University, UK.ORCID 0009-0000-9020-9331
Megan FreethThe University of Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0534-9095
Andrew R ThompsonCardiff and Vale University Health Board, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6788-7222

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

lay abstractAutistic adults are more likely to experience mental and physical health difficulties, and yet can find it difficult to get the support that they need. A meta-ethnographic approach was used to review the existing research on autistic adults' experiences of accessing healthcare. Four databases were searched for qualitative and mixed-method studies which looked at the experiences of autistic adults who did not also have a learning disability when using healthcare services in the United Kingdom. Fifteen papers met the criteria to be included, and seven steps were used to analyse the information and develop new themes. Three main themes were identified:

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Autistic DisorderAdultAnthropology, CulturalDelivery of Health CareHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Services AccessibilityHumansUnited Kingdomadultsautism spectrum disordersautistichealthcarehealth servicesqualitative researchUK healthcare

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PMID38465626
PMCPMC11403927

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