Abstract

This study compared the patient demographics and reasons for encounter in general practice for patients less than 25 years with and without an autism spectrum disorder identified as a reason for encounter and/or problem managed. The Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health programme collected information about clinical activities in Australian general practice. Each year, the programme recruited a random sample of 1000 general practitioners, each of whom collected data for 100 consecutive consultations (encounters). Encounters with patients

Citation

Foley, K-R., Pollack, A., Britt, H., Lennox, N. & Trollor., J. (2018). General practice encounters for young patients with autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 22(7), 784-793. doi: 10.1177/1362361317702560