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Table 4 Physicians responses to the reasons for uncertain diagnosis in ASD

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

Substitution of diagnosis

Autism benefits

Diagnostic expansion

Familial pressure

Diagnostic awareness

Combined reasons

Other reasons

No answer

21 (12.1)

64 (36.8)

37 (21.3)

7 (4)

14 (8)

23 (13.2)

3 (1.7)

5 (2.9)

  1. N (%)