Broadening the Knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adulthood: Advances in Diagnosis, Assessment and Treatment
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 January 2026 | Viewed by 673
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Psychiatry, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, 20157 Milan, Italy
Interests: anxiety disorders; trauma- and stress-related disorders; autism spectrum disorders
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder has been growing in recent decades. Among other putative factors, the rising prevalence may be attributable to the remodeling of symptom criteria and to diagnostic accretion, leading to the detection of more subtle forms of the disorder. Simultaneously, greater attention has been devoted to the course of autism in adulthood, which may result in the need for careful monitoring and treatment from mental health professionals.
A number of studies have demonstrated the significant likelihood of autistic adults of developing a broad array of concurrent mental disorders and, subsequently, may need tailored assessment tools and treatment strategies. The aim of this Special Issue is to gather up-to-date knowledge on how the core features of autism and comorbid disorders may manifest in adulthood—with a special attention being paid to age- and gender-adjusted manifestations of both—and to highlight new treatment avenues for the population of adults with autism spectrum disorder.
Dr. Camilla Gesi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder
- adulthood
- autism
- comorbidity
- gender
- age-adjusted
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