Parental care-seeking pathway and challenges for autistic spectrum disorders children: A mixed method study from Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Conclusion: Lack of awareness, unavailability of services, and stress contributed to the delay in ASD diagnosis. There is a need for designing proper awareness and genuine center for the treatment. Similarly, referral and counter-referral mechanism is also required to be established to save delay in diagnosis and initiate prompt treatment in the field of ASD. PMID: 30745652 [PubMed]

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Source: Indian Journal of Psychiatry - February 14, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Indian J Psychiatry Source Type: research