The Lancet Commission on the future of care and clinical research in autism
Author(s)
Lord, Catherine
Charman, Tony
Havdahl, Alexandra
Carbone, Paul
Anagnostou, Evdokia
Boyd, Brian
Carr, Themba
de Vries, Petrus J
Dissanayake, Cheryl
Divan, Gauri
Freitag, Christine M
Gotelli, Marina M
Kasari, Connie
Knapp, Martin
Howlin, Patricia
et al.
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2021
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Affecting about 78 million people worldwide, autism is a condition of global importance because of its prevalence and the degree to which it can affect individuals and families. Autism awareness has grown monumentally in the past 20 years, yet most striking is that much more could be done to improve life outcomes for the highly heterogeneous group of people with autism. Such change will depend on investments in science focused on practical clinical issues, and on social and service systems that acknowledge the potential for change and growth as well as the varied, complex needs of the autistic individuals and their families ...
View more >Affecting about 78 million people worldwide, autism is a condition of global importance because of its prevalence and the degree to which it can affect individuals and families. Autism awareness has grown monumentally in the past 20 years, yet most striking is that much more could be done to improve life outcomes for the highly heterogeneous group of people with autism. Such change will depend on investments in science focused on practical clinical issues, and on social and service systems that acknowledge the potential for change and growth as well as the varied, complex needs of the autistic individuals and their families whose lives could be changed with such an effort.
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View more >Affecting about 78 million people worldwide, autism is a condition of global importance because of its prevalence and the degree to which it can affect individuals and families. Autism awareness has grown monumentally in the past 20 years, yet most striking is that much more could be done to improve life outcomes for the highly heterogeneous group of people with autism. Such change will depend on investments in science focused on practical clinical issues, and on social and service systems that acknowledge the potential for change and growth as well as the varied, complex needs of the autistic individuals and their families whose lives could be changed with such an effort.
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Journal Title
The Lancet
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This publication has been entered as an advanced online version in Griffith Research Online.
Subject
Psychology