Self-Injurious Behavior Among Adults With ASD: Hospitalizations, Length of Stay, and Costs of Resources to Deliver Care

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Research on hospital utilization related to self-injurious behavior and ideation among adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is limited. The aim of this study was to compare admissions, lengths of stay, and costs of resources to deliver care for hospitalizations related to self-injurious behavior and ideation between adults with and without ASD. Relative to hospitalized adults without ASD, adults with ASD were twice as likely to have a self-injurious behavior and ideation-related hospitalization. Among those with a self-injurious behavior and ideation-related hospitalization, adults with ASD had greater lengths of stay and, even after accounting for length of stay, higher costs.

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