title: Lost time-Need for more awareness in early intervention of autism spectrum disorder.
abstract: Delay in the diagnosis and early intervention for Autism spectrum disorders has been observed across cultures and within the same cultural context. With the current evidence base for early intervention there is a need for greater awareness for early recognition, evaluation and intervention. This brief report discusses the average age at recognition to initiation of intervention and possible ways to address delay. Since early intervention programs for ASD results in favourable outcome, it would be good practice to routinely screen children at first consultation and initiate intervention in any child suspected to be 'At Risk' for ASD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India. Electronic address: preetikandasamy@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Dr Preeti
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: K
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Dr Shoba
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Srinath
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Dr Shekhar P
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Seshadri
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Dr Satish C
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Girimaji
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Dr John Vijay Sagar
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kommu
mesh_terms: D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D061345:Early Medical Intervention / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male
keywords: At risk; Autism; Delay; Early intervention