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New autism guidelines aim to improve diagnostics and access to services

  • Written by Andrew Whitehouse, Winthrop Professor, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
You can't test for autism with a simple blood test or scan, which can make the diagnostic process difficult and dependent on the skill and experience of the clinician.altanaka/Shutterstock

New Australian autism guidelines, released today, aim to provide a nationally consistent and rigorous standard for how children and adults are assessed and...

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