ArticleJournal of community genetics2020
Awareness of genetic testing for children with autism spectrum disorder among caregivers in an autism support group.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic Review: The Psychosocial Impacts of Autism-Related Genetic Testing.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Parental Perspectives on Early Life Screening and Genetic Testing for ASD: A Systematic Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Autism Information Progression and the Impact of Misinformation on Autism Knowledge, Awareness and Stigmatization.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Application of Genetic Testing for Anorexia Nervosa: An Ethical Analysis.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitudes and experiences of genetic testing for autism spectrum disorders among caregivers, patients, and health providers: A systematic review.World journal of psychiatry · 2023Article
- A Collaborative Psychiatric-Genetics Inpatient Care Delivery Model Improves Access to Clinical Genetic Evaluation, Testing, and Diagnosis for Patients With Neurodevelopmental Disorders.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Article
- Autism Spectrum Disorder and Genetic Testing: Parents' Attitudes-Data from Turkish Sample.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Article
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists' Perceptions of Utility and Self-rated Knowledge of Genetic Testing Predict Usage for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
Recent discoveries have improved our understanding of the complex genetic mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Despite current guidelines, genetic testing for children with ASD is largely underutilized. This has been attributed to a lack of public awareness regarding genetic testing. The role that autism support groups play in this awareness has not been previously described. A web-based survey was developed and distributed through a community support group to assess the awareness and utilization of genetic testing among caregivers for children with ASD. A total of 138 caregivers responded in total. Only 53.6% were aware that genetic testing exists for ASD. Genetic testing was completed in 17.4% of respondents. Rates of awareness were similar across demographic factors including race, family income, education level, and urban, suburban, or rural residence. This supports low awareness as a key factor in the underutilization of genetic testing for ASD, even among members in an organized autism support group. Targeting public awareness through these organizations may be a promising approach for improving the utilization of genetic testing in ASD.
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