Autism in Adulthood-Dying Young and Misunderstood

Autism in adulthood is often overlooked, which can lead to worsened physical and mental health outcomes. Elizabeth is advocating for reforming support systems to increase safeguarding and support for neurodiverse communities. Elizabeth Weir is a postdoctoral researcher at the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge and a Rokos PDRA Fellow at Queens College. She aims to address gaps in current research by highlighting the needs of understudied and underserved groups within the autism community, such as middle-aged and older individuals, those with diverse gender identities and sexual orientations, and those assigned female at birth.