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Standards of diagnostic assessment for autism spectrum disorder

Canadian Paediatric SocietyPediatría2019Publicación oficial

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Official Canadian Paediatric Society document (2019) on “Standards of diagnostic assessment for autism spectrum disorder”. The rising prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has created a need to expand ASD diagnostic capacity by community-based paediatricians and other primary care providers. Although evidence suggests that some children can be definitively diagnosed by 2 years of age, many are not diagnosed until 4 to 5 years of age. Most clinical guidelines recommend multidisciplinary team involvement in the ASD diagnostic proces.

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