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ReviewPaediatrics & child health2019

Early detection for autism spectrum disorder in young children.

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Jessica A Brian, Angie Ip

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Review in Paediatrics & child health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Lonnie ZwaigenbaumCanadian Paediatric Society, Autism Spectrum Disorder Guidelines Task Force, Ottawa, Ontario.
Jessica A BrianCanadian Paediatric Society, Autism Spectrum Disorder Guidelines Task Force, Ottawa, Ontario.
Angie IpCanadian Paediatric Society, Autism Spectrum Disorder Guidelines Task Force, Ottawa, Ontario.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a life-long neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by impairments in social communication, repetitive, restricted patterns of behaviour, and unusual sensory sensitivities or interests. ASD significantly impacts the lives of children and their families. Currently, the estimated prevalence of ASD is 1 in 66 Canadians aged 5 to 17 years. General paediatricians, family physicians, and other health care professionals are, therefore, seeing more children with ASD in their practices. The timely diagnosis of ASD, and referral for intensive behavioural and educational interventions at the earliest age possible, may lead to better long-term outcomes by capitalizing on the brain's neuroplasticity at younger ages. This statement provides clear, comprehensive, evidence-informed recommendations and tools to help community paediatricians and other primary care providers monitor for the earliest signs of ASD-an important step toward an accurate diagnosis and comprehensive needs assessment for intervention planning.

Indexed as

Autism spectrum disorderDevelopmental surveillanceEarly identificationScreening

Identifiers

PMID31660041
PMCPMC6812305

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