Quality of life for older autistic people: The impact of mental health difficulties

Mason, D.; Mackintosh, J.; McConachie, H.; Rodgers, J.; Finch, T.; Parr, J.R.

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Quality of life for older autistic people: The impact of mental health difficulties

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Mason, D., Mackintosh, J., McConachie, H., Rodgers, J., Finch, T., Parr, J.R.·2019·Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Anxiety limits quality of life for autistic people.
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Impediments to delivering appropriate support include lack of evidence on best approaches.
“and lack of evidence on best approaches.11,17–20”
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Impediments to delivering appropriate support include lack of staff training and knowledge on how services could be adapted.
“Impediments to delivering appropriate support include lack of staff training and knowledge on how services could be adapted”
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Authors: Mason, D., Mackintosh, J., McConachie, H., Rodgers, J., Finch, T., & Parr, J. R.
Affiliations: Newcastle University (GB)
Northumbria University (GB)
Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Corresponding author: Mason, D.
ORCID: Mason, D.
McConachie, H.
Rodgers, J.
Finch, T.
Parr, J.R.
Venue: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2019-07
Volume: 63
Pages: 13-22
ISSN: 1878-0237 (ISSN-L)
1750-9467
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2019.02.007
OpenAlex: W2932678029
Cited by: 89
References: 46
Citations by year: 2026: 15 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 1
FWCI: 4.92
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
doi.org
Licence: cc-by-nc-nd
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: Research in Autism (publishedVersion)
Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University) (acceptedVersion)
Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle Univesity) (cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders: Research Autism and the Shirley Foundation
Autistica
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
Keywords: quality of life, autism spectrum disorder, mental health, depression, anxiety, employment, WHOQOL-BREF, aging, service support

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