Autism and ageing

When we think of autism, we tend to think of children. Yet autism does not simply disappear as you get older. Researchers in the autism lab at the University of Amsterdam are investigating the relationship between autism and ageing. Does being autistic make you grow old faster, or not? As part of World Autism Awareness Week, we spoke to Professor of Neuropsychology Hilde Geurts about this research. As we get older, we tend to slow down and become more emotional. We may sometimes have trouble adapting to a changing environment as well. These cognitive and emotional changes are related to changes in our brains and to the demands of our environment.
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