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Table 2 Physician response to the question of uncertain diagnoses

From: Diagnosis despite clinical ambiguity: physicians’ perspectives on the rise in Autism Spectrum disorder incidence

 

Is there an increase in uncertain diagnosis?

Significant Increase

Moderate Increase

Sum

S + M

Low Increase

No Increase

No answer / Do not know

Sum

Low+No+No answer

ND

N

(%)

Psy

N

(%)

ND

N

(%)

Psy

N

(%)

ND+ Psy

N (%)

ND

N

(%)

Psy

N

(%)

ND

N

(%)

Psy

N

(%)

ND

N

(%)

Psy

N

(%)

ND+ Psy

N (%)

ASD

36 (31.3)

21 (35)

38 (33)

22 (36.7)

117 (67.2)

21 (18.3)

6 (10)

13 (18.3)

4 (6.7)

7 (6.1)

6 (10)

57 (32.8)

CP

1 (0.9)

0

3 (2.6)

1 (1.7)

5 (2.9)

15 (13)

2 (3.3)

76 (66.1)

6 10)

20 (17.4)

50 (83.3)

169 (97.1)

Mental Illness

6 (5.2)

1 (1.7)

6 (5.2)

12 (20)

25 (14.4)

22 (19.1)

16 (26.7)

15 (13)

22 (36.7)

66 (57.4)

8 13.3)

149 (85.6)

ADHD

35 (30.4)

21 (35)

47 (40.9)

19 (31.7)

122 (70.1)

20 (17.4)

12 (20)

11 (9.6)

5 (8.3)

2 (1.7)

2 (3.3)

52 (29.9)

  1. ND Physicians expert in neurology and development, Psy Physicians expert in child psychiatry, Sum S + M sum of significant and moderate response, Sum Low+No+No answer sum of low, no increase and do not know / no answer, ASD autism spectrum disorder, CP cerebral palsy, Mental illness anxiety or depression or schizophrenia, ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder