Mental and Physical Health Conditions Among Sexually Diverse and Gender-Diverse Autistic Adults
SGD autistic adults had greater odds of diagnosis of some mental and physical health conditions than autistic adults not identified as SGD, warranting further research on structural and interpersonal factors that affect their well-being and how best to support them.
Authors
- Laura Graham Holmes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9928-6798)
- Dena Gassner
- Reid Caplan
- Morrigan Hunter
- Lindsey Nebeker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9679-1205)
- A. van der Miesen
- Morénike Giwa Onaiwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5889-8971)
- Yinge Qian
- Cori Fraser
- Ryan Taylor
- Jennifer L. Ames
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- City University of New York (US)
- Advisory Board Company (United States) (US)
- Hunter College (US)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- LGBT Health
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23258292251414440
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00