Issues in Identification and Assessment of Children with Autism and a Proposed Resource Toolkit for Speech-Language Pathologists | Zendy

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Issues in Identification and Assessment of Children with Autism and a Proposed Resource Toolkit for Speech-Language Pathologists

Author(s) -

Yvette Hus

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

folia phoniatrica et logopaedica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327

H-Index - 47

eISSN - 1421-9972

pISSN - 1021-7762

DOI - 10.1159/000477398

Subject(s) - autism , autism spectrum disorder , psychology , identification (biology) , resource (disambiguation) , language development , developmental psychology , neurodevelopmental disorder , clinical psychology , computer science , computer network , botany , biology

The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased significantly in the last decade as have treatment choices. Nonetheless, the vastly diverse autism topic includes issues related to naming, description, iden-tification, assessment, and differentiation from other neu-rodevelopmental conditions. ASD issues directly impact speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who often see these children as the second contact, after pediatric medical practitioners. Because of shared symptomology, differentiation among neurodevelopmental disorders is crucial as it impacts treatment, educational choices, and the performance trajectory of affected children.

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