Diagnostic Evaluations of Autism Spectrum Disorder during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jina Jang; Stormi Pulver White; Amy N. Esler; So Hyun Kim; Cheryl Klaiman; Jonathan T. Megerian; Amy Morse; Cy Nadler; Stephen M. Kanne

doi:10.1007/s10803-021-04960-7

Diagnostic Evaluations of Autism Spectrum Disorder during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jina Jang, Stormi Pulver White, Amy N. Esler, So Hyun Kim, Cheryl Klaiman, Jonathan T. Megerian, Amy Morse, Cy Nadler, Stephen M. Kanne

Pediatrics - Neuropsychology

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Abstract

A global pandemic has significantly impacted the ability to conduct diagnostic evaluations for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In the wake of the coronavirus, autism centers and providers quickly needed to implement innovative diagnostic processes to adapt in order to continue serve patient needs while minimizing the spread of the virus. The International Collaborative for Diagnostic Evaluation of Autism (IDEA) is a grassroots organization that came together to discuss standards of care during the pandemic and to provide a forum wherein providers communicated decisions. This white paper is intended to provide examples of how different centers adjusted their standard approaches to conduct diagnostic evaluations for ASD during the pandemic and to provide insight to other centers as they go through similar challenges.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	962-973
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	52
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-04960-7
State	Published - Feb 2022

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COVID-19
Diagnostic evaluations

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