Systematic Review: The Psychosocial Impacts of Autism-Related Genetic Testing.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To perform a systematic literature review of the psychosocial impacts on parents and autistic people of receiving autism-related genetic test results.

Method

Systematic searches of MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science Core Collection, Sociological Index, and Scopus were conducted for articles appearing through October 27, 2024. The authors screened 3,606 articles. The quality of the included articles was assessed with the QuADS appraisal tool.

Results

Twenty-two articles met inclusion criteria. Across research and clinical settings, articles assessed impacts of receiving actual (n=18) or hypothetical (n=4) genetic test results. Twenty articles assessed impacts on parents and prospective parents, while two assessed impacts on autistic adults. Psychologic

SUBMITTER: Wills BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12303367 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature