title: Autism and mental health: your guide to today's mental health issues.
abstract: Autism is not a mental health disorder, but it sometimes is misdiagnosed as one--and can bring its own mental health issues. Dr Judith Gould explains how a mental health problem may mask an undiagnosed autistic spectrum disorder.
authors.affiliation: National Autistic Society (NAS) Lorna Wing Centre for Autism.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gould
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012660:Semantics; D012919:Social Behavior