Parish2019

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Parish2019
BibType INCOLLECTION
Key Parish2019
Author(s) Nicole Parish
Title Does this child have autism?: exploring team discussions when diagnosing autistic spectrum disorder
Editor(s) Cordet Smart, Timothy Auburn
Tag(s) EMCA, ASD, Children, Meetings, Diagnosis
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Year 2019
Language English
City Cham
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Journal
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Pages 169–191
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DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-98228-1_8
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Institution
School
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Edition
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Howpublished
Book title Interprofessional Care and Mental Health: A Discursive Exploration of Team Meeting Practices
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Abstract

Parish reports a study of the social organisation of team meetings that decide whether to give a child a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There is currently little known about the use of multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach, despite the strong recommendations for such an approach to be used when assessing for ASD. Three meetings from two MDTs were recorded, capturing the discussion of 16 children. Conversation analysis revealed three practices that encouraged information to be elaborated upon, even in time-pressured meetings. These ‘opened up’ the team discussions to consider different possible explanations for a child’s presentation. Parish concludes by discussing the clinical implications of these practices, including whether they could reduce the risk of over-diagnosing ASD.

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