Individuals with autism spectrum disorder
\n(ASD) have many health needs that place demands on the
\nhealth service sector. This study used administrative data to
\ncompare health profiles in young adults 18–24 years of age
\nwith ASD to peers with and without other developmental
\ndisability. Young adults with ASD were more likely to have
\nalmost all the examined clinical health issues and health
\nservice use indicators compared to peers without developmental
\ndisability. They were more likely to have at least
\none psychiatric diagnosis, and visit the family physician,
\npediatrician, psychiatrist, and emergency department for
\npsychiatric reasons, compared to peers with developmental
\ndisability. Planning for the mental healthcare of transition
\nage adults with ASD is an important priority for health
\npolicy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have many health needs that place demands on the health service sector. This study used administrative data to compare health profiles in young adults 18–24 years of age with ASD to peers with and without other developmental disability. Young adults with ASD were more likely to have almost all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","migration-helper-automated":[],"migration-manual":[],"topic":[],"migration-helper-qa-sample-set":[],"class_list":["post-3537","journal_article","type-journal_article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"citation":"Weiss JA, Isaacs B, Diepstra H, Wilton AS, Brown HK, McGarry C, Lunsky Y. J Autism Dev Disord. <\/em>2018; 48(1):36-44. Epub 2017 Sep 13.","source_url":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10803-017-3292-0","ices_scientist":[1164,1296],"site":[6733],"research_program":[6744],"news_release":[7610],"journal_article":[],"atlas":[],"research_report":[],"infographic":[9437],"video":[],"downloads":null,"links":null,"sitecore_item_id":"BEDFF9C5-4534-46AE-BFBD-285F1B4B9DFD","sitecore_item_name":"Health-concerns-and-health-service-utilization-in-a-population-cohort-of-young-adults-with-autism","sitecore_field_values":"{\n \"Title\": \"Health concerns and health service utilization in a population cohort of young adults with autism spectrum disorder\",\n \"Short title\": \"Health concerns and health service\",\n \"Summary\": \"This research found that planning for the mental healthcare of transition age adults with ASD is an important priority for health policy.\",\n \"Citation\": \"