Saudi Expert Consensus-Based Autism Spectrum Disorder Statement: From Screening to Management.

Shuliweeh Alenezi Ahmad S AlyahyaShahad M AlKhalifahHadeel R BakhshEiman H AlismailHesham AlDhalaanTalat AlwaznaNouf AlzrayerSaleh S AlSuwailemFaisal AlnemaryAhmed Malalla Al AnsariEnas I AlqulaqAmal AlyamaniYasser Sami Amer Ibrahim M AlbawardiWaled M AlbalawiMohammed A AlhassanMaha S AlgazlanMalak AlramadyYasser Ad-Dab'bagh

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

ASD is a complex condition with widely varying clinical manifestations, thus requiring evaluation and intervention by a range of professionals working in coordination. Behavioral and environmental interventions are the key to optimal outcomes, in conjunction with medications when indicated for specific symptoms. Parental involvement in interventions is vital to sustaining therapeutic gains.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
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