Weiss, Jonathan AIsaacs, BarryDiepstra, HeidiWilton, Andrew SBrown, Hilary KMcGarry, CaitlinLunsky, Yona2024-10-032024-10-032017-09-130162-32571573-3432https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3292-0https://hdl.handle.net/10315/42341Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have many health needs that place demands on the health service sector. This study used administrative data to compare health profiles in young adults 18–24 years of age with ASD to peers with and without other developmental disability. Young adults with ASD were more likely to have almost all the examined clinical health issues and health service use indicators compared to peers without developmental disability. They were more likely to have at least one psychiatric diagnosis, and visit the family physician, pediatrician, psychiatrist, and emergency department for psychiatric reasons, compared to peers with other developmental disability. Planning for the mental health care of transition age adults with ASD is an important priority for health policy.PrintenAttribution 4.0 InternationalHealth services and systemsHealth sciencesBehavioral and social scienceIntellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)Mental healthHealth servicesClinical researchAutismPediatricBrain disordersSurveillance and distributionIndividual care needsMental healthGood health and well beingAdolescentAutism spectrum disorderCohort studiesEmergency service, hospitalFemaleHealth knowledge, attitudes, practiceHealth servicesHumansMaleOntarioPatient acceptance of health carePopulation surveillanceYoung adultAdolescentAutism Spectrum DisorderCohort StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth ServicesHumansMaleOntarioPatient Acceptance of Health CarePopulation SurveillanceYoung AdultHumansPopulation SurveillanceCohort StudiesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdolescentEmergency Service, HospitalHealth ServicesPatient Acceptance of Health CareOntarioFemaleMaleYoung AdultAutism Spectrum DisorderAdolescentAutism Spectrum DisorderCohort StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth ServicesHumansMaleOntarioPatient Acceptance of Health CarePopulation SurveillanceYoung AdultArticleCC BY