Self-Advocacy in Healthcare: Empowering Autistic Adults to Take Control of Their Well-Being

• By: Katherine Cody, PsyD McKenzie Gelvin Spectrum Psychological Services
• April 12th, 2024
• barriers to care, community, healthcare, self-advocacy, Spring 2024 Issue
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Navigating the American healthcare system is a challenging task for neurotypical (NT) and neurodiverse (ND) communities alike; however, there are substantially greater barriers to effective care and risk factors identified within the ND community. Research has shown that there are higher mortality...