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Brief observation not adequate to detect autism risk in young children
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30025
Subject(s) - autism spectrum disorder , autism , psychology , primary care , developmental psychology , medicine , family medicine
Autism spectrum disorder doesn't manifest itself suddenly; symptoms appear over time, with gaps between typical and atypical development widening as the child gets older. Children have both typical and atypical behaviors, but little is known about what the ratio of these behaviors is during the 10‐minute timespan of an average primary care visit.