What Do Medical Students Know about Autism? / Kalpna SHAH in Autism, 5-2 (June 2001)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 5-2 (June 2001) . - p.127-133 Titre : What Do Medical Students Know about Autism? Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Kalpna SHAH, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.127-133 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Although recent research indicates the importance of early recognition and intervention for children with autism, it is clear that many families remain very dissatisfied with the diagnostic process. In order to improve this situation, it is essential that primary care practitioners, such as GPs, are fully aware of the core symptoms of autism. The present study reports on autism awareness amongst 250 medical students at different stages of their training. Differences between first-year and fourth-year students were compared with respect to their knowledge of various aspects of autism, including diagnosis, cause, symptomatology, treatment and outcome. Fourth-year students were significantly more likely to respond correctly to questions related to diagnostic criteria and core symptoms. However no significant differences were found between first-year and fourth-year students for other aspects, such as possible causes, IQ profiles, prognosis and treatment. These findings suggest that more emphasis needs to be placed on teaching medical students about autism if diagnosis and access to intervention are to be improved. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361301005002003 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=209 [article] What Do Medical Students Know about Autism? [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Kalpna SHAH, Auteur . - p.127-133. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 5-2 (June 2001) . - p.127-133 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Although recent research indicates the importance of early recognition and intervention for children with autism, it is clear that many families remain very dissatisfied with the diagnostic process. In order to improve this situation, it is essential that primary care practitioners, such as GPs, are fully aware of the core symptoms of autism. The present study reports on autism awareness amongst 250 medical students at different stages of their training. Differences between first-year and fourth-year students were compared with respect to their knowledge of various aspects of autism, including diagnosis, cause, symptomatology, treatment and outcome. Fourth-year students were significantly more likely to respond correctly to questions related to diagnostic criteria and core symptoms. However no significant differences were found between first-year and fourth-year students for other aspects, such as possible causes, IQ profiles, prognosis and treatment. These findings suggest that more emphasis needs to be placed on teaching medical students about autism if diagnosis and access to intervention are to be improved. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361301005002003 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=209

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