Healthcare costs for adults with autism more than double those for general population

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Researchers compared total annual healthcare costs for adults on the autism spectrum to costs for adults with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and adults in the general population and found them to be 20 percent and 70 percent higher, respectively.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news