A realist review of health passports for Autistic adults

Ellis, Rebecca; Williams, Kathryn; Brown, Amy; Healer, Eleanor; Grant, Aimee

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A realist review of health passports for Autistic adults

Rebecca Ellis

, Kathryn Williams

, Amy Brown

, Eleanor Healer, Aimee Grant

PLOS ONE, Volume: 18, Issue: 9, Start page: e0279214

Swansea University Authors: Rebecca Ellis , Amy Brown , Eleanor Healer, Aimee Grant

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Background: Autism is a normal part of cognitive diversity, resulting in communication and sensory processing differences, which can become disabling in a neurotypical world. Autistic people have an increased likelihood of physical and mental co-occurring conditions and die earlier than neurotypical...

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