The cost of autism spectrum disorders.

A diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorders is usually associated with substantial lifetime costs to an individual, their family and the community. However, there remains an elusive factor in any cost-benefit analysis of ASD diagnosis, namely the cost of not obtaining a diagnosis. Given the infeasib...

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Main Authors: Chiara Horlin, Marita Falkmer, Richard Parsons, Matthew A Albrecht, Torbjorn Falkmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4156354?pdf=render