Early identification of autism.
Early identification of autism.
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作者：
Suniti Chakrabarti
本研究旨在探讨自闭症儿童家长最初关注的性质和时间以及随后的求助行为，从而为自闭症的早期诊断提供参考。自闭症诊断访谈修订版的介绍部分被用于一项调查，以获取相关信息的自闭症儿童的父母。延迟/异常的言语和语言发展是父母最常见的早期担忧。父母发现任何问题的平均年龄为23.4个月。从第一次发现问题到寻求专业帮助的平均时间间隔为4个月，到诊断为32个月。在68%的情况下，咨询的第一个专业人员是儿童专家。
This study was carried out to determine the nature and timing of parents initial concerns and their subsequent help seeking behavior, so as to suggest ways to facilitate early identification of autism. The introductory part of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised was used in a survey to elicit relevant information from parents of autistic children. Delayed/deviant speech and language development was the commonest early concern of parents. The mean age of parental recognition of any problem was 23.4 months. The mean time lag from first recognition of the problem to seeking professional help was 4 months and to diagnosis, 32 months. In 68 % of cases, the first professional consulted was a child specialist.