They also cautioned against reduction or withdrawal of services from older patients with autism spectrum disorder "under the false assumption that this population's impairments will spontaneously remit to a point where assistance and supervision is not required."

The authors acknowledged that the study was limited by its relatively short follow-up and by the use of parent-guardian reports rather than direct observation.

The study was supported by the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. No authors' conflicts of interest were reported.
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