Depression strikes nearly one in five young adults with autism: study

Medical X-Press – E.J. Mundell

Depression affects almost 20 percent of young adults with autism, new research shows, a rate that’s more than triple that seen in the general population. And young adults with autism who were relatively high-functioning —meaning they did not have intellectual disabilities—were actually at higher risk of depression than people with more severe forms of autism, British researchers found. (more)