Our understanding of and diagnostic criteria for autism have evolved considerably over the last 50 to 60 years. Although many autistic adults overlooked or misdiagnosed in childhood are finally pursuing an evaluation, there remains a lack of understanding about the unique needs, supports, and challenges of autistic people in midlife and at older ages.
This webinar will highlight autism and aging as a rapidly advancing and important area of research, and provide approaches to help autistic adults live full and happy lives. You will learn:
- About the historic changes to diagnostic criteria that resulted in many more autistic people receiving diagnoses at and after age 50
- How complementary conceptual approaches (i.e., dimensional trait-based approaches and categorical diagnosis-based approaches) can be used to examine aging in autism
- What recent empirical research findings tell us about aging as an autistic person
- How we can use the information gained from these studies to improve outcomes and quality of life for older autistic adults
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