This is the first study to explore how autistic teenagers and their mothers perceive, understand and experience chronic pain
This is the first study to explore how autistic teenagers and their mothers perceive, understand and experience chronic pain - New guidance from The University of Bath could help autistic adolescents living with chronic pain, get better treatment. Published on Thursday 22 February 2024 Last updated on Monday 26 February 2024 - When you're an autistic teenager living with chronic pain, getting treatment for your pain can be a challenging experience. That's according to a group of young people who've spoken to Dr. Abbie Jordan of the Department of Psychology and Centre for Pain Research at The University of Bath about their experiences. Teenagers mention sensory issues, a lack of autism awareness among staff, or feeling "doubly different" compared to their peers, making receiving "one-size-fits-all" psychologically focused treatment for their chronic pain particularly challenging. Improving treatment for autistic adolescents matters because there are widespread reports that autistic people have shorter life expectancies and poorer health than their non-autistic peers and report receiving lower-quality healthcare. Now, her team have come up with a new set of clinical guidelines they hope will make things easier for pain clinicians working with autistic adolescents. The recommendations published in The Journal of Pediatric Psychology are: 1) Provide written / visual information to take home: Consider providing written and/or visual information for the adolescent to take home.
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