Open AccessPerspectives of Canadian Rural Consultant Pediatricians on Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Qualitative Study
Author(s) -
Jennifer Das,
Laura Hartman,
G N King,
Nicola Jones-Stokreef,
Charlotte Moore Hepburn,
Melanie Penner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics/journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-7312
pISSN - 0196-206X
DOI - 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001006
Subject(s) - autism spectrum disorder , thematic analysis , qualitative research , scope of practice , medicine , family medicine , scope (computer science) , autism , psychology , psychiatry , health care , social science , sociology , computer science , economics , programming language , economic growth
Consultant pediatricians represent a potential resource for increasing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnostic capacity; however, little is known about how they perceive their roles in ASD diagnosis.