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SUMMARY:The cross-cultural challenges in the identification and diagnosis 
 of Autism Spectrum Disorder: a conceptual framework - Anne de Leeuw\, Rese
 archer at VU Medical Centre Amsterdam and Dr Rosa Hoekstra\, Lecturer at t
 he Institute of Psychiatry\, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN)\, King's 
 College London
DTSTART:20170201T103000Z
DTEND:20170201T113000Z
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CONTACT:Amber Ruigrok
DESCRIPTION:Identifying and diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can 
 be affected by cultural and socioeconomic factors. Up until recently\, aut
 ism research was heavily skewed towards western\, high income countries\; 
 culturally appropriate screening and diagnostic instruments for ASD are st
 ill unavailable in most low and middle income settings\, where the majorit
 y of the global autism population lives. To date a clear overview of the p
 ossible cultural and socioeconomic factors that may affect the process of 
 identifying and diagnosing individuals with ASD is missing. This study aim
 s to clarify these underlying interrelated factors\, by proposing a concep
 tual framework. \nThe presentation will describe the conceptual framework\
 , which is based on a multidisciplinary approach bringing together relevan
 t literature from ASD research as well as research in the fields of global
  mental health\, cultural psychiatry and intellectual disability.  The res
 ulting framework considers the identification and diagnostic process at fo
 ur interrelated levels: i) the expression\, ii) recognition\, iii) interpr
 etation and iv) reporting of autism symptoms\, and describes potential cul
 tural and socioeconomic factors associated with each of these levels. \nBy
  providing this multidisciplinary overview it is hoped the conceptual fram
 ework may function as a springboard for the development of culturally appr
 opriate screening and diagnostic instruments\, and inform future research 
 directions.
LOCATION:Large Meeting Room (groundfloor)\, Douglas House\, 18B\, Trumping
 ton Road
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