Rethinking autism spectrum disorder assessment for children during COVID‐19 and beyond
| Autor: | Zachary Warren, Somer L. Bishop, Meghan Miller, Meng-Chuan Lai, Alycia K. Halladay, Cheryl Klaiman, Amy Kelly, Sylvie Goldman, Wendy L. Stone, Lisa V. Ibañez, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Kristin Sohl, Celine Saulnier, Amy M. Wetherby, Paige M. Siper |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Distancing diagnosis Autism Spectrum Disorder Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Autism assessment Clinical Sciences autism Developmental & Child Psychology challenges System of care Telehealth children Clinical Research Pandemic Behavioral and Social Science medicine Psychology Humans Medical diagnosis Autistic Disorder Child Pandemics Genetics (clinical) disparities Pediatric Medical education SARS-CoV-2 General Neuroscience Prevention pandemic Neurosciences COVID-19 medicine.disease Brain Disorders Mental Health Good Health and Well Being Autism spectrum disorder Commentary Neurology (clinical) |
| Zdroj: | Autism Research Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research, vol 14, iss 11 |
| ISSN: | 1939-3806 1939-3792 |
| Popis: | The COVID‐19 pandemic has posed unique challenges for families and caregivers, as well as for autism‐focused clinicians, who are faced with providing a thorough and accurate evaluation of children's specific needs and diagnoses in the absence of in‐person assessment tools. The shift to telehealth assessments has challenged clinicians to reconsider approaches and assumptions that underlie the diagnostic assessment process, and to adopt new ways of individualizing standard assessments according to family and child needs. Mandates for physical distancing have uncovered deficiencies in diagnostic practices for suspected autism and have illuminated biases that have posed obstacles preventing children and families from receiving the services that they truly need. This Commentary outlines several considerations for improving diagnostic practices as we move forward from the current pandemic and continue to strive to build an adaptable, sustainable, equitable, and family‐centered system of care. Lay Summary Physical distancing and the abrupt end to in‐person services for many children on the autism spectrum has forced clinicians to examine the existing challenges with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnostic assessment and consider things they want to keep and things that should be changed in the years ahead. New approaches such as telehealth both alleviated and exacerbated existing disparities, and brought into stark focus the importance of equitable and timely access to family‐centered care. This commentary suggests ways of improving clinical practices related to ASD assessment to continue along this path. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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