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Abstract
Timely recognition of autism in children is integral to improve developmental outcomes. This study used mixed-methods (84 case-registers and 20 in-depth interviews with caregivers of children with a diagnosis of autism) to explore the extent to which the nature of parental concerns and prior knowledge of developmental disorders impact the time between symptom recognition and autism diagnosis, and the contextual family, societal and health-system related factors that impede the autism help-seeking pathway. Lack of awareness of age-appropriate child developmental milestones, apparent amongst the community and health professionals, contributed to a 1.5-year delay between parental concerns and autism diagnosis. Recommendations to shorten this help-seeking pathway include harnessing the potential of non-specialist workers to increase awareness and enable developmental monitoring of young children through scalable tools.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
Early online date | 20 May 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 May 2021 |
Keywords
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Delay
- Diagnosis
- Help-seeking pathway
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Communication-Centred Parent-Mediated Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder in South Asia (COMPASS).
Green, J. (PI) & Emsley, R. (CoI)
1/04/18 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Pre-School Autism Intervention and Autism Development: A Longitudinal Follow-Up of the Preschool Autism Communication Trial (PACT).
Green, J. (PI)
1/10/12 → 31/03/15
Project: Research
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PASS: Parent -mediated intervention for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in South Asia
Green, J. (PI)
1/05/12 → 30/04/14
Project: Research