The lived experiences of relatives of autistic adults, and their perceptions of their relationships with autistic adults across multiple age-related transitions and demands: A qualitative interview study with reflexive thematic analysis

• Jahnese Hamilton ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jahnese Hamilton, Tracy Finch, Ann Le Couteur, Jeremy R. Parr

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Research and Development, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-5648

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• Tracy Finch ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jahnese Hamilton, Tracy Finch, Ann Le Couteur, Jeremy R. Parr

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Tracy.Finch@northumbria.ac.uk

  Affiliation Department of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8647-735X

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• Ann Le Couteur ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jahnese Hamilton, Tracy Finch, Ann Le Couteur, Jeremy R. Parr

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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• Joan Mackintosh ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  ¶‡ JM, AP and DG also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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• Alex Petrou ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration

  ¶‡ JM, AP and DG also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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• Deborah Garland ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation

  ¶‡ JM, AP and DG also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Specialised Training Team, National Autistic Society, North East England, United Kingdom

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• Jeremy R. Parr

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jahnese Hamilton, Tracy Finch, Ann Le Couteur, Jeremy R. Parr

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Research and Development, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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