Autism: Long Term Course and Impact
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 240
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
Background: The number of adults with autism is expected to rise significantly in the near future, due to two main reasons: First, a dramatic increase in the estimates of the prevalence of autism starting in the mid 1980s; Second, the clinical diagnosis of autism was first introduced during the 1950s, and those diagnosed with autism back then are only now entering middle age. Few studies, however, have focused on the outcomes of adult autistic individuals, and very little is known about the course of autism in adulthood and on the familial burden resulting from caring for an autistic adult. We therefore propose to study adult outcomes in autism, and to examine the influence of raising an autistic individual on the parents.
Working hypothesis and aims: The primary objectives of the study are:
- Determine clinical status and functioning of autistic adults.
- Study the influence of raising and caring for an individual with autism on the well-being of the parents.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 30 Years 至 45 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Autism or autism spectrum disorder
- •Understands the informed consent
- •Hebrew Speaker
排除标准
- •Severe acute or chronic illness
- •Substance abuse
- •In control subjects: Autism or autism spectrum disorder in subject or siblings
- •In control subjects: participating sibling