The number of older adults is increasing, and as in the general population, autistic adults may need residential care in their old age. Little is known about how best to support older autistic adults in residential care for older people.
We worked with autistic older adults, their family members, residential care services providers for autistic people and for older adults, researchers and clinicians to identify key components of good residential care for older autistic people.
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