Physician and Patient perspectives: Autistic Spectrum Disorders

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Author(s): Paul Bradley (Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK), Peter Griffin (Teacher in Further Education, UK), Ann Griffin (Caregiver and Mother, UK)and Kamalika Mukherj (Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 9
Source title: User-Driven Healthcare and Narrative Medicine: Utilizing Collaborative Social Networks and Technologies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Rakesh Biswas (People’s College of Medical Sciences, India)and Carmel Mary Martin (Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-097-6.ch004

Keywords: Health Information Systems / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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This chapter presents the narratives of some people with autistic spectrum disorders (also known as autism spectrum conditions) as well as those of their families and carers. It describes the history and development of the diagnostic concept of autistic spectrum disorders and how the clinical features impact on daily life and their families. It examines the different stages through which people progress, based on their contact with services – before diagnosis, at the time of diagnosis and their life since then. The chapter concludes with a personal account of all these stages.

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