Investigating frank autism: clinician initial impressions and autism characteristics
Results provide insights into the behavioral characteristics that contribute to the diagnosis of adolescents and young adults and may help inform diagnostic decision making in the wake of an increase in the demand for autism evaluations later than childhood. They also substantiate claims of an absence of apparent autistic characteristics in individuals who have lost the diagnosis.
Authors
- Inge‐Marie Eigsti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7898-1898)
- Caroline Larson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7940-2528)
- Marianne Barton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5940-7591)
- Rebecca P. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7159-7532)
- Rebecca Canale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5892-2364)
- Deborah Fein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8478-5938)
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- University of Missouri (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Molecular Autism
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-024-00627-z
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.37
Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders