Physical health of autistic girls and women: a scoping review.
Caroline KasseeStephanie BabinskiAmi TintYona LunskyHilary K BrownStephanie H AmeisPeter SzatmariMeng-Chuan LaiGillian EinsteinPublished in: Molecular autism (2020)
The emerging literature suggests that autistic girls/women have heightened rates of physical health challenges compared to non-autistic girls/women and to autistic boys/men. Clinicians should seek to provide holistic care that includes a focus on physical health and develop a women's health lens when providing clinical care to autistic girls/women.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mental health
- public health
- pregnancy outcomes
- physical activity
- palliative care
- cervical cancer screening
- health information
- breast cancer risk
- systematic review
- insulin resistance
- health promotion
- quality improvement
- human health
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- risk assessment
- chronic pain
- pregnant women
- climate change