Early Life Experiences Moderate the Relationship Between Genetic Risk of Autism and Current and Lifetime Mental Health.

ABSTRACT: Although individuals with autism are at greater risk of mental health challenges than others, we know little about the relationship between the mental health of older adults (50+) and autism because they are less likely to be diagnosed. Identifying the risk and protective factors that are associated with mental health can increase educational awareness, inform clinical practice, and provide information to help diagnose and treat older adults with autism. This study used longitudinal panel data of the 2008-2016 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. It estimated individual random-effect models by interacting a genetic propensity toward autism and early life experiences to test whether the latter has a moderating effect on the relationships between genetics and the Center for Epidemiologi

SUBMITTER: Shin SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8669098 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature