Health conditions and service use of autistic women and men: A retrospective population-based case-control study.

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This study used administrative data from Ontario, Canada to compare the health conditions and service use of autistic women and men with adults with other developmental disabilities and with adults without developmental disabilities. Autistic women and men were more likely to have physical and mental health conditions compared to adults without developmental disabilities. Rates of health conditions were similar or lower among autistic adults compared to adults with other developmental disabilities, except more autistic adults had psychiatric conditions. Autistic women and men used higher rates of psychiatric services compared to all other groups. When comparing autistic women with same aged autistic men, sex differences were found for specific physical (Crohn's disease

SUBMITTER: Tint A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10374994 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature