Published online:
06 May 2010
This resource is for health and education practitioners who make initial clinical assessments for ASD, and refer for specialist hospital assessment, if needed. Referrers may be doctors (usually GPs), Plunket or public health nurses, Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLBs), speech-language therapists or psychologists.
It contains information on the basic signs and symptoms of ASD, and how to refer people for formal diagnosis when you suspect ASD.