Identifying the Clinical Needs and Patterns of Health Service Use of Adolescent Girls and Women with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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dc.contributor.authorTint, Ami
dc.contributor.authorWeiss, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorLunsky, Yona
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-20T20:22:04Z
dc.date.available2017-06-20T20:22:04Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractGirls and women in the general population present with a distinct profile of clinical needs and use more associated health services compared to boys and men; however, research focused on health service use patterns among girls and women with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is limited. In the current study, caregivers of 61 adolescent girls and women with ASD and 223 boys and men with ASD completed an online survey. Descriptive analyses were conducted to better understand the clinical needs and associated service use patterns of girls and women with ASD. Sex/gender comparisons were made of individuals’ clinical needs and service use. Adolescent girls and women with ASD had prevalent co-occurring mental and physical conditions and parents reported elevated levels of caregiver strain. Multiple service use was common across age groups, particularly among adolescent girls and women with intellectual disability. Overall, few sex/gender differences emerged, although a significantly greater proportion of girls and women accessed psychiatry and emergency department services as compared to boys and men. Though the current study is limited by its use of parent report and small sample size, it suggests that girls and women with ASD may share many of the same high clinical needs and patterns of services use as boys and men with ASD. Areas for future research are discussed to help ensure appropriate support is provided to this understudied population.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipGrant sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research; Grant number: MOP 102677; Grant sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research in partnership with NeuroDevNet, Sinneave Family Foundation, CASDA, Autism Speaks Canada, and Health Canada; Grant number: RN162466-284208
dc.identifier.urihttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aur.1806/fullen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/33223
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rightsThis is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Tint, A., Weiss, J.A., & Lunsky, Y. (Online First). Identifying the clinical needs and health service use of adolescent girls and women with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research. doi: 10.1002/aur.1806, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aur.1806/full. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.en_US
dc.rights.articlehttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aur.1806/full
dc.subjectautism spectrum disorderen_US
dc.subjectGender/female ASDen_US
dc.subjectsex differencesen_US
dc.subjectadulten_US
dc.subjectadolescenten_US
dc.subjectservice useen_US
dc.titleIdentifying the Clinical Needs and Patterns of Health Service Use of Adolescent Girls and Women with Autism Spectrum Disorder
dc.typeArticleen_US

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