Cross-Disciplinary Appraisal of Knowledge and Beliefs Regarding the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey

• DOI: 10.4103/ijpsym.ijpsym_163_19
• Publication Date: 2019-12-18T06:04:45Z
• Authors: Atika Jain; Shivani Tiwari; Sebastian Padicka...
• Keywords: Cross disciplinary; Cross-sectional study; Health Professionals; Identification; Discipline

Many healthcare professionals, including pediatricians, psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists (CPs), Occupational Therapists (OTs), and Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), are involved in the identification intervention of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) children. Distinctive training backgrounds professional exposure can result contrasting ideas regarding assessment, diagnosis, treatment ASD. Only a few studies have addressed cross-disciplinary perspective knowledge, belief, awareness about diagnostic criteria required for diagnosing