{"title":"Concurrent Medical Conditions in Autism Spectrum Disorders.","authors":"Tania Celia, Wyona W Freysteinson, Richard E Frye","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Long thought to be purely psychological in origin, current research lends credenceto the idea that autism has a medical basis. Patients with autism can be among themost challenging patients that a healthcare provider may care for. Often the presentingsymptoms of autism make these patients difficult to examine and may alsomask underlying concurrent conditions. This article reviews some of the more commonconditions found concurrently in the autistic population.</p>","PeriodicalId":35613,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric nursing","volume":"42 5","pages":"230-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pediatric nursing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Nursing","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Long thought to be purely psychological in origin, current research lends credenceto the idea that autism has a medical basis. Patients with autism can be among themost challenging patients that a healthcare provider may care for. Often the presentingsymptoms of autism make these patients difficult to examine and may alsomask underlying concurrent conditions. This article reviews some of the more commonconditions found concurrently in the autistic population.
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Pediatric Nursing is a clinically based journal focusing on the needs of professional nurses in pediatric practice, research, administration, and education. It provides information related to health care for normal, sick, or disabled children and their families; pediatric clients in the hospital, clinic or office, school, community, or home. A variety of feature and department articles highlight current topics and issues in pediatric practice and health policy, serving a wide range of pediatric professionals - from those who practice nursing in acute care or specialty units to those who promote health in nonhospital environments. Published six times a year.
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