title: Autism, cognition, and parent counseling--Part 2.
abstract: As the incidence of autism has risen, many neurodevelopmental pediatricians have been omitting a consideration of cognitive level in their evaluation of children, and in communicating with parents. This is a disservice to families, who should be given pertinent information, both in verbal and written forms, about their child and the prognosis. A template is presented for a letter that can be provided to parents, highlighting the basic information they need after a diagnosis has been made.
authors.affiliation: JMFPEDS@msn.com
authors.forename: Jon Matthew
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Farber
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations