Dr Gavin Stewart: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Senior author and Postdoctoral Research Fellow, IoPPN
- Quoted on
- Learning disability & autism
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
“Our study found that middle-aged and older adults with high autistic traits were more than four times more likely to develop clinically significant anxiety over time, even after taking other factors into account. They were also twice as likely to experience persistent low-level anxiety than those with low autistic traits. Even mild anxiety should be taken seriously, as it may increase over time”
What Dr Gavin Stewart has said
“It's not just about them liking to go and buy a newspaper every morning. It's more that if that shop closes, it causes a lot of distress, that the routines are disrupted.”
Leads on ageing and autism for King's College London's ReSpect Lab · Learning disability & autism · 27 Aug 2026 · Think your parent is neurodivergent? Here’s what you need to know ↗
Where Dr Gavin Stewart has been quoted
- Middle-aged and older adults with autistic traits face rising anxiety over timekcl.ac.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Think your parent is neurodivergent? Here’s what you need to knowtheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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