Examining Dementia Subtypes in a National Sample of Autistic Medicaid and Medicare Enrollees
Examination of dementia subtypes suggests a lower proportion of Alzheimer's disease and a higher proportion of Senile dementia in ASD compared to other populations under examination, whereas the proportion of other dementia subtypes was generally aligned with that of participants with ID. Non-white adults might be misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed in the ASD population, pointing to the possibility of ASD-specific service implications amid the backdrop of rising dementia cases nationally.
Authors
- Laura N. Gitlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2869-473X)
- B K Lee
- Nancy Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6663-0713)
- Laura G. Klinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3399-9039)
- Gregory L. Wallace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0329-5054)
- Teal Benevides
- Jessica L Rast
- Lindsay Shea
- Giacomo L Vivanti
- Wei‐Lin L Lee
- Diana L Schendel
- Kristen L Lyall
- Jonas L Ventimiglia
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- Augusta University (US)
- Drexel University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70860_100521
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43