Autism and Obstacles to Medical Diagnosis and Treatment: Two Case Studies

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Marcia Datlow; Graveline, Patrick J.; Smith, Jared Brian
Titel	Autism and Obstacles to Medical Diagnosis and Treatment: Two Case Studies
Quelle	In: Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 27 (2012) 3, S.189-195 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-3576
DOI	10.1177/1088357612450049
Schlagwörter	Autism; Developmental Disabilities; Disability Identification; Case Studies; Clinical Diagnosis; Diseases; Medical Services; Severe Mental Retardation; Adults; Males; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Females; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Daily Living Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Entwicklungsstörung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Disease; Krankheit; Arzt; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Weibliches Geschlecht; Alltagsfertigkeit
Abstract	Autism is a developmental disability that provides special challenges to families, schools, and adult support systems. An additional area that is affected by the symptoms of autism is medicine. The deficits associated with autism in the areas of communication and social skills, as well as the prevalence of challenging behavior can interfere with the diagnosis of illnesses and in some cases result in the provision of erroneous treatment. In this article, the authors present two case studies describing individuals with autism whose catastrophic illnesses were misdiagnosed due, at least partially, to their autism. Obstacles to medical diagnosis and treatment are discussed, and recommendations for future research are provided. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10