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Improving the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
Author(s) -
Dowden Angela
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1711
Subject(s) - anguish , medicine , autism spectrum disorder , spectrum (functional analysis) , broad spectrum , autistic spectrum disorder , autism , psychiatry , pediatrics , philosophy , chemistry , physics , epistemology , combinatorial chemistry , quantum mechanics
Delays in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children and young people are all too common and cause real anguish for those affected and their families. This article assesses the scale of the problem and discusses possible reasons and solutions.