Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
August 21, 2025

Older Autistic people and social care: Identifying gaps, priorities, and recommendations for research, policy, and practice

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Authors

MSMary E. StewartMMMarisa McKinlayCWCraig Woolf

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Overview

Qualitative analysis reveals gaps in social care support for older autistic people, suggesting policy reforms.

Key Points

  • Older autistic people face significant gaps in social care support, leading to adverse outcomes.
  • Qualitative data from interviews highlights the challenges older autistic people experience navigating the care system.
  • Thematic analysis involved input from older autistic individuals and social care professionals, identifying key priorities.
  • Recommendations call for co-designing care systems and increasing awareness of older autistic people's needs.

Cite This Study

Stewart et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af6d8a7567bf4f94feada7https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/m49au_v2
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1Older adults, autism and communication2025
  2. 2Adapting psychological therapies for autistic older adults: Developing guidance for the adaptation of governed psychological therapies for autistic older adults2025
  3. 3The healthcare experiences of middle and older age autistic women in the United Kingdom.2025
  4. 4Aging Across the Autism Spectrum2025
  5. 5Autistic adults' experiences of accessing and receiving mental health care and their priorities for improvements: a qualitative study2025