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Table 3 Physician response to the question of the percent of uncertain diagnoses

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

 

Percent of Uncertain Diagnosis

Up to 10%

11–20%

21–30%

31–40%

41–50%

More than 50%

Sum Above 10%

No answer / Do not know

ASD

25.9

23.5

19.5

2.9

4

2.9

52.8

21.3

CP

37.4

5.7

2.3

0

0.6

0

8.6

54

Mental Illness

23.6

17.8

5.7

1.15

1.15

0

25.8

50.6

ADHD

18.4

31.6

19.5

8.6

3.5

5.2

68.4

13.2

  1. ASD autism spectrum disorder, CP cerebral palsy, Mental illness anxiety or depression or schizophrenia, ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. All P values are for comparisons to the number of similar responses provided for the ASD group