Advocating for Empowerment: Navigating End-of-Life Care for the Aging Autistic Population

• By: Amanda L. Duffy, MEd, BCBA, LBS Kristina Gasiewski, MOTR/L, MEd, BCBA Lara Redcay, MEd, BCBA Melmark Pennsylvania
• October 4th, 2024
• aging, communication, Fall 2024 Issue, hospice, interdisciplinary team
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While history began documenting autism in children in the early 1900s, it was not until later in the century that autism became recognized as a distinct circumstance. The first generation of children diagnosed with autism is just now moving into older age. With aging brings social, physical, and...