Live Webinar April 28: Autism in Midlife & Beyond: What Research Tells Us Today
Register below for this webinar on aging across the autism spectrum on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 1pm ET. Sign up and receive the free webinar replay link as well!
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Our understanding of and diagnostic criteria for autism, a lifelong condition, have evolved considerably over the last 50 to 60 years. One fall-on effect of this awareness: Many autistic adults overlooked or misdiagnosed in childhood are finally pursuing an evaluation. This population is sometimes called “the lost generation.”
Today, there remains a significant lack of information and understanding about the unique needs, supports, and challenges of autistic people in midlife and at older ages. This webinar will highlight autism and aging as a rapidly advancing and important area of research, and it will provide approaches to help autistic adults live full and happy lives.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- About the historic changes to diagnostic criteria that resulted in some 90 percent of autistic people receiving diagnoses at and after age 50 worldwide
- How complementary conceptual approaches can be used to examine aging in autism (i.e., dimensional trait-based approaches and categorical diagnosis-based approaches)
- What recent empirical research findings tell us about aging as an autistic person, covering a range of studies related to cognition, health, wellbeing, and life experiences
- How the information gained from these studies can be pieced together to create a broad picture of where support can be provided to improve the quality of life and outcomes of older autistic adults to ensure they live long and happy lives
Have a question for our expert? There will be an opportunity to post questions for the presenter during the live webinar.
Autism in Adults: Resources
Meet the Expert Speaker
Gavin Stewart, Ph.D., is a senior postdoctoral research fellow at King’s College in London. He is an expert in autism and aging, and his research takes a multifaceted approach to explore the life experiences of autistic people across adulthood and as they age.
Certificate of Attendance: For information on how to purchase the certificate of attendance option (cost $10), register for the webinar, then look for instructions in the email you’ll receive one hour after it ends. The certificate of attendance link will also be available here, on the webinar replay page, several hours after the live webinar. ADDitude does not offer CEU credits.
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