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October 3, 2025Australian & New Zealand Journal of PsychiatryOpen Access

Autism spectrum disorder in older people: A scoping review of the screening and diagnostic tools available for diagnosis

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ACA ChalkABAxel BauerNHNiall Higgins

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Overview

Scoping review identifies diagnostic and screening tools for autism in older adults, highlighting gaps in validation.

Key Points

  • The review identified four diagnostic tools and 19 screening tools for autism in older adults, but many lacked validation.
  • Most diagnostic and screening tools were either not specifically designed for older individuals or had small sample sizes.
  • The methodology included a scoping review following PRISMA guidelines to assess available tools in the literature.
  • This review underscores the urgent need for further research and development of tailored tools for diagnosing autism in the elderly.

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Chalk et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e02f2cf0e39f13e7fa1d98https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674251374475
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