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Aging and autism spectrum disorder: Evidence from the broad autism phenotype.
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research - 1 Dec 2016
Wallace Gregory L, Budgett Jessica, Charlton Rebecca A
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This study investigated for the first time the broad autism phenotype (BAP) in the context of older adulthood and its associations with real-world executive function, social support, and both depression and anxiety symptomatology. Based on self-ratings of autistic traits, 66 older adults (60+ years old, range = 61-88) were split into BAP (n = 20) and control (n = 46) groups. Individuals in the BAP group, even...
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