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Autism: recognition, referral and diagnosis of children and young people on the autism spectrum: quick reference guide
- Author:
- NATIONAL COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This quick reference guide provides a summary of recommendations NICE has made to the NHS in ‘Autism: recognition, referral and diagnosis of children and young people on the autism spectrum’ for health professionals. It covers: Key priorities for implementation; service organisation; recognising possible autism; referral; deciding on assessment; and diagnosis. Helpful flowcharts are included to illustrate the assessment and diagnosis process. A list of further information is also included. The guide is aimed at GPs, paediatricians, psychiatrists, psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and other staff who care for children and young people with possible autism.
When to suspect child abuse: full clinical guideline
- Author:
- NATIONAL COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH
- Publisher:
- RCOG Press
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 146p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This full clinical guideline provides a summary of clinical features associated with child maltreatment (alerting features), details of how the recommendations were developed, and reviews of the evidence on which they were based. Child maltreatment includes neglect, physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and fabricated or induced illness. For each point details of available evidence and where appropriate, the guideline development group's deliberations are given. It does not aim to give healthcare professionals recommendations on how to diagnose, confirm or disprove child maltreatment. Contents include: guidance summary; background and scope; how to use consider and suspect in this guidance; physical features; clinical presentations; neglect - failure of provision and failure of supervision; emotional, behavioural, interpersonal and social functioning; parent-child interactions. The appendices include: abbreviations; glossary of terms; references; excluded studies; search strategies; evidence tables.
Autism in under 19s: recognition, referral and diagnosis
- Author:
- NATIONAL COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 51p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents the recommendations from the NICE clinical guidelines on the recognition, referral and diagnosis of autism in children and young people from birth up to 19 years. The guidance covers: local pathways for recognition, referral and diagnostic assessment of possible autism, referral to the autism team, assessment, medical investigations, communicating the results of assessment, and information and support for carers. In addition to the guidance itself, the document provides information on the guidance scope, its implementation, research recommendations and related NICE guidance. The full guideline, ‘Autism: recognition, referral and diagnosis of children and young people on the autism spectrum’ contains details of the methods and evidence used to develop the guideline.
Autism: recognition, referral and diagnosis of children and young people on the autism spectrum
- Author:
- NATIONAL COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 289p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The full NICE guideline developed to improve the recognition, referral and diagnosis of autism in children and young people from birth up to 19 years, and the experience of children, young people and those who care for them. The document includes all of the 69 recommendations, details of how they were developed, and reviews of the evidence on which they were based. Main sections cover: recognition; following referral; diagnostic assessment; differential diagnosis; assessment of coexisting conditions; medical investigations; information and support; service descriptions and resource use. The guideline does not cover interventions for autism.