ERIC Number: EJ742247
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 13
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
How Many Doctors Does It Take to Make an Autism Spectrum Diagnosis?
Goin-Kochel, Robin P.; Mackintosh, Virginia H.; Myers, Barbara J.
Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, v10 n5 p439-451 2006
Parents of children with pervasive developmental disorders (n = 494) were surveyed to determine their level of satisfaction with the process of getting an autism spectrum diagnosis. Participants in this web-based study (mean age = 37.8 years) came from five countries and reported on children with an average age of 8.3 years (range = 1.7 to 22.1). All children had a diagnosis of either autism (59.9%), Asperger syndrome (23.5%), or PDD-NOS (16.6%). Higher levels of parental education and income were associated with earlier diagnosis and greater satisfaction with the diagnostic process. Parents were more satisfied with the diagnostic process when they saw fewer professionals to get the diagnosis and when the children received the diagnoses at younger ages. (Contains 2 tables, 1 figure, and 3 notes.)
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Clinical Diagnosis, Parent Attitudes, Satisfaction, Surveys, Family Income, Correlation, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Children, Questionnaires, Educational Attainment
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