Healthcare Barriers, Health Outcomes, and Annual Health Checks for Autistic Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study of General Practitioners’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices

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Chown, N., Shaw, S.C.K., Doherty, M., Johnson, M., Krupa, J., Martin, N. and Brooker-Corcoran, M. (2022). Healthcare Barriers, Health Outcomes, and Annual Health Checks for Autistic Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study of General Practitioners’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices . Canadian Journal of Educational and Social Studies . 2 (4), pp. 179-199. https://doi.org/10.53103/cjess.v2i4.57
AuthorsChown, N., Shaw, S.C.K., Doherty, M., Johnson, M., Krupa, J., Martin, N. and Brooker-Corcoran, M.
Abstract

Various physical conditions appear with greater frequency in autistic individuals in comparison to non-autistic people and can lead to higher morbidity, lower quality of life, and lower life expectancy. A voluntary primary care annual health check (AHC) scheme is in place in the UK for patients with
intellectual disabilities (ID), some of whom will also be autistic. We report the results of a study involving an online questionnaire disseminated via Twitter to investigate knowledge, attitudes, and practices of UK General Practitioners (GPs) concerning barriers and enablers to autistic adults accessing primary healthcare services. Amongst other matters, we found that (1) autistic people who
are independent for the most part face the greatest struggles accessing primary healthcare, and (2) advocates of AHCs for autistic adults face the twin challenges of convincing extremely busy GPs to prioritise AHCs, and of advocacy on behalf of people with other conditions.

Year2022
JournalCanadian Journal of Educational and Social Studies
Journal citation2 (4), pp. 179-199
PublisherMATIS Translation Services
ISSN2816-2587
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.53103/cjess.v2i4.57
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