| Autor: |
Tint A; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada., Brown HK; University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada.; University of Toronto, Canada.; ICES, Canada.; Women's College Hospital and Research Institute, Canada., Chen S; ICES, Canada., Lai MC; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada.; University of Toronto, Canada.; The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada.; University of Cambridge, UK.; National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taiwan., Tarasoff LA; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada.; University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada., Vigod SN; University of Toronto, Canada.; ICES, Canada.; Women's College Hospital and Research Institute, Canada., Parish S; Virginia Commonwealth University, USA., Havercamp SM; The Ohio State University, USA., Lunsky Y; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada.; University of Toronto, Canada.; ICES, Canada. |
| Abstrakt: |
Lay Abstract: While an increasing number of girls and women are being identified with autism, we know little about reproductive-aged autistic women's health. This study used administrative data from Ontario, Canada, to compare the health of reproductive-aged autistic women with non-autistic women. Overall, reproductive-aged autistic women had poorer health compared with non-autistic women, including increased rates of material deprivation, chronic medical conditions, psychiatric conditions, history of assault, and use of potentially teratogenic medications (i.e. drugs that can be harmful to the development of an embryo or fetus). These findings suggest that there is a need for health interventions tailored to the needs of reproductive-aged autistic women. |
