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ReviewCureus2024

Policies for Individuals With Autism: Gaps, Research, and Recommendations.

Vandana Doda, Cheryl Kennedy, Mandeep Kaur

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Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Vandana DodaPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Cone Health, Greensboro, USA.
Cheryl KennedyPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA.
Mandeep KaurPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Cape Fear Valley Health, Fayetteville, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social, behavioral, and learning challenges. Individuals with autism and their families often struggle to get an appropriate diagnosis and continuation of specialty services, including general healthcare, mental health and transition services, special education, employment, and social and emotional support. This paper presents information about the current policies and support mechanisms that exist to help these individuals and their families. This paper identifies the gaps and recommends areas of improvement based on evidence-based research and current data. ASD is a lifelong disability without a cure, but by constructing robust policies and providing enhanced support, the quality of lives of those with ASD and their families can be improved.

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autismautism policiesautistic disorderneurodevelopmentalspecial education

Identifiers

PMID38327931
PMCPMC10849157

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