Aging and Autism Study

This line of research aims identifies risk and resilience as well as novel avenues for support and intervention within the underserved and understudied population of autistic adults and adults who report elevated autism characteristics. You can read more about our work on autism and aging at canisius.edu/iar_aging.

Learn more and check out the Aging and Autism Study Data Repository & Codebook on OSF - we are always interested in new collaborations!

Relevant publications

• Lodi-Smith, J., Rodgers, J.D., Kozlowski, K.F., Khan, S., Marquez Luna, V., Long, C., Donnelly, J.P., Lopata, C., & Thomeer, M.L. (2021). Autism characteristics and self-reported health in older adulthood. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B, 76, 1738-1744. OSF

• Lodi-Smith, J., Rodgers, J.D., Marquez Luna, V., Khan, S., Long, C., Kozlowski, K.F., Donnelly, J.P., Lopata, C., & Thomeer, M.L. (2021). The relationship of age to the Autism-Spectrum Quotient Scale in a large sample of adults. Autism in Adulthood, 3, 147-156. OSF

• Lodi-Smith, J., Rodgers, J.D., Cunningham, S., Lopata, C., & Thomeer, M.L. (2019). Meta-analysis of Big Five personality traits in autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 23, 556-565. OSF

• Rodgers, J.D., Lodi-Smith, J., Hill, P.H., Spain, S.M., Lopata, C., & Thomeer, M.L. (2018). Personality traits and self-concept clarity mediate the relationship between autism spectrum disorder characteristics and well-being. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48, 307-315.

Funded grants

• 2018 National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (R21 AG059051-01). Aging in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Outcomes and Indicators. Co-PIs: J. Lodi-Smith and J.D. Rodgers. Co-Is: J. Donnelly, C. Lopata, and M. Thomeer.