Health Care Disparities Among Autistic LGBTQ+ People.
Anna WallischBrian A BoydJean P HallNoelle K KurthCarl G StreedAbigail MulcahyDarcy Jones McMaughanKatie BatzaPublished in: Autism in adulthood : challenges and management (2023)
Findings from this study suggest that the intersection of an LGBTQ+ identity and autism is associated with greater disparities in physical and mental health as well as unmet health care needs; however, state policies prohibiting discrimination of LGBTQ+ people may act as a protective factor and result in fewer unmet health care needs. Future research should examine additional structural factors that may mitigate health inequities for autistic LGBTQ+ people.