Autism diagnosis in Australia lagging years behind other countries
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Australian children are missing out on vital early treatment for autism spectrum disorder because of a lag in diagnosis, according to the Australian Medical Association.
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Dr Gannon said part of the problem came down to a lack of specialists who could diagnose more complex cases, especially outside of metropolitan areas.
As much as they are missing diagnosing Autistic kids they are probably not giving Autism diagnosis to non autistic kids precisely because of the rapid interconnection of nerves occuring mentioned in the article at age two. And if the "vital early treatment" is ABA as I suspect they are missing causing harm.
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DSM 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder, DSM IV: Aspergers Moderate Severity.
07 Dec 2016, 4:05 am
