The Transition to Adulthood: A Qualitative Study of Autism Spectrum Disorder From Military and Veteran Parents and Military-Dependent Young Adults
Military and veteran families with autistic dependents lack access to important mental-health resources. When developing programs for military families and military-dependent autistic young adults, mental health providers should consider the frequent relocations, lack of access to important transition resources, and common military values. The presence of advocates at military bases should be encouraged to help military families navigate autism services in their local community.
Authors
- Miriam Ortiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0889-7890)
- Estefani Bernal
- Ana C. Ramírez
- Ron Acierno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8799-8210)
- John R. Bittner
- Cecilia Montiel‐Nava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4293-5416)
- Mark Ahlenius
- Antonio F. Pagán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4724-768X)
- Katherine A. Loveland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2071-9237)
- Mayra Verónica Riera Montenegro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6695-0154)
Institutions
- Brooke Army Medical Center (US)
- Families USA (US)
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center (US)
- Joint Base San Antonio (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae434
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.28
Funders
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University