Provider-reported experiences, barriers, and perspectives on genetic testing as part of autism diagnosis.

ABSTRACT: Several professional organizations recommend conducting genetic testing as part of the autism diagnosis process, as it can provide additional information and benefits for autistic people and their families. However, there is disagreement among autism communities about whether genetic testing reflects autistic people's best interests. In practice, rates of clinical genetic testing for autism are much lower than diagnoses, creating a large gap between clinical guidelines and real clinical encounters. To investigate one potential source of this gap, we interviewed 14 healthcare providers about the autism diagnostic process and their actions related to autism genetic testing. We recruited a sample of primarily Ph.D. level-psychologists and analyzed our qualitative data using a five-step framew

SUBMITTER: Wang A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10843127 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature