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“I am afraid of being treated badly if I show it”: A cross-sectional study of healthcare accessibility and Autism Health Passports among UK Autistic adults
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Sarah Turner,
Sebastian C. K. Shaw ,
Kathryn Williams ,
Hayley Morgan,
Rebecca Ellis ,
Amy Brown
PLOS ONE, Volume: 19, Issue: 5, Start page: e0303873
Swansea University Authors:
Aimee Grant , Hayley Morgan, Rebecca Ellis , Amy Brown
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DOI (Published version): 10.1371/journal.pone.0303873
Abstract
Autistic people are more likely to experience stigma, communication barriers and anxiety during healthcare. Autism Health Passports (AHPs) are a communication tool that aim to provide information about healthcare needs in a standardised way. They are recommended in research and policy to improve hea...
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| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2024
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Autistic people are more likely to experience stigma, communication barriers and anxiety during healthcare. Autism Health Passports (AHPs) are a communication tool that aim to provide information about healthcare needs in a standardised way. They are recommended in research and policy to improve healthcare quality. |
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Autism, healthcare, diagnostic medicine, surveys, pregnancy, pain sensation, social communication, physicians |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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AG, KW, AB and EH received funding for this research from the Swansea University Accelerate Health Tech Centre. Reference: 07/09/21. HM and RE's time was funded by this grant. |
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e0303873 |