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Autism is lifelong. Here’s what support looks like in adulthood

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Title
Autism is lifelong. Here’s what support looks like in adulthood
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The Conversation
DOI 10.64628/aa.hc9n7anmn
Authors

Morrison, Chelsea, Cashin, Andrew, Foley, Kitty-Rose

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition, with support needs often changing over time.

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 35. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 September 2025.
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#1,459,901
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