School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.
Buckinghamshire Older People's Psychological Services, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Whiteleaf Centre, Bierton Road, Aylesbury, HP20 1EG, UK.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 Oct;53(10):3987-3998. doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05669-x. Epub 2022 Aug 10.
Homeless service users were screened for autism spectrum disorder through one of Ireland's leading not for profit service providers. Keyworkers acted as proxy informants; their caseloads were screened using the DSM-5-Autistic Traits in the Homeless Interview (DATHI). Client current and historical health and behaviour data was collated. A representative sample of 106 eligible keyworkers caseloads were screened, identifying 3% "present" and 9% "possibly present" for autistic traits with the DATHI. These findings suggest a high estimate of autism prevalence and support emerging evidence that, people with autism are overrepresented in the homeless population, compared to housed populations. Autism may be a risk factor for entry into homelessness and a challenge to exiting homeless and engaging with relevant services.
无家可归者服务使用者通过爱尔兰领先的非营利服务提供商之一接受自闭症谱系障碍筛查。主要工作人员充当代理报告人；他们的工作量使用《精神障碍诊断与统计手册》第五版-无家可归者自闭症特征访谈（DATHI）进行筛查。收集了客户当前和历史上的健康和行为数据。对 106 名符合条件的主要工作人员的工作量进行了代表性抽样筛查，发现 DATHI 有 3%“存在”和 9%“可能存在”自闭症特征。这些发现表明自闭症的患病率很高，并支持了新出现的证据，即与有住房的人群相比，自闭症人群在无家可归者中过度代表。自闭症可能是进入无家可归的一个风险因素，也是无家可归和参与相关服务的一个挑战。
