Autism and obstacles to medical diagnosis and treatment: Two case studies

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-195

  Smith, Marcia Datlow ^a   Graveline, Patrick J ^b   Smith, Jared Brian ^c  

^a Jane Salzano Center for Autism   (United States)

^b Director of Nutrition Services   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

autism; illness; misdiagnosis

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE; PARACETAMOL;

ACUTE MOTOR AXONAL NEUROPATHY; ADULT; AGITATION; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYELITIS; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCREAMING SYNDROME; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TENDINITIS; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 84864991427     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357612450049     Document Type: Article

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