Clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in adults and children in the UK: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research suggests that diagnostic procedures for Autism Spectrum Disorder are not consistent across practice and that diagnostic rates can be affected by contextual and social drivers. The purpose of this review was to consider how the content of clinical practice guidelines shapes diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the UK; and investigate where, within those guidelines, social factors and influences are considered.

Methods

We electronically searched multiple databases (NICE Evidence Base; TRIP; Social Policy and Practice; US National Guidelines Clearinghouse; HMIC; The Cochrane Library; Embase; Global health; Ovid; PsychARTICLES; PsychINFO) and relevant web sources (government, professional and regional NHS websites) for clinical practice guidelines. We ext

SUBMITTER: Hayes J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6044100 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature