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Showing 16 to 30 of 49 results for autism spectrum disorder

  1. Fever in under 5s (QS64)

    This quality standard covers the assessment and early management of fever with no obvious cause in babies and children (from birth to 5 years). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

  2. Harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people (NG55)

    This guideline covers children and young people who display harmful sexual behaviour, including those on remand or serving community or custodial sentences. It aims to ensure these problems don’t escalate and possibly lead to them being charged with a sexual offence. It also aims to ensure no-one is unnecessarily referred to specialist services.

  3. Additional assessments:- Do additional assessments (for IQ, language ability and motor ability) improve accuracy in diagnosing autism among preschool children (younger than 5 years) compared with signs and symptoms alone?

    (for IQ, language ability and motor ability) improve accuracy in diagnosing autism among preschool children (younger than 5 years)...

  4. What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of facilitated self-help for the treatment of mild anxiety and depressive disorders in autistic adults?

    anxiety and depressive disorders in autistic adults? Any explanatory notes(if applicable) Anxiety and depressive disorders...

  5. What is the value of a key worker approach (defined by protocol and delivered in addition to usual care) for autistic children and young people in terms of parental satisfaction, functioning and stress and child psychopathology?

    psychopathology? Any explanatory notes(if applicable) Autism is well characterised as a chronic disorder with lifelong...

  6. Comparative genomic hybridisation array:- What is the effectiveness and acceptability of comparative genomic hybridisation (CGH) array compared with current genetic testing in children and young people with identified autism?

    with current genetic testing in children and young people with identified autism? Any explanatory notes(if applicable) Why this is...

  7. Depression in adults: treatment and management (NG222)

    This guideline covers identifying, treating and managing depression in people aged 18 and over. It recommends treatments for first episodes of depression and further-line treatments, and provides advice on preventing relapse, and managing chronic depression, psychotic depression and depression with a coexisting diagnosis of personality disorder.

  8. Gathering information in schools or nurseries:- Does routine additional information from educational settings (such as nursery or school) improve accuracy in diagnosing autism among children or young people up to the age of 19 compared with signs and symptoms alone?

    educational settings (such as nursery or school) improve accuracy in diagnosing autism among children or young people up to the age of...

  9. What structure and organisation of specialist autism teams are associated with improvements in care for autistic people?

    CG142/2 Question What structure and organisation of specialist autism teams are associated with improvements in care for autistic...

  10. What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of augmentative communication devices for autistic adults?

    related to the core features of autism and are likely to persist for most people given the life-long course of autism and...

  11. What is the comparative clinical and cost effectiveness of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for anxiety disorders in autistic children and young people?

    effectiveness of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for anxiety disorders in autistic children and young people? Any...

  12. Is a group-based parent training intervention for parents or carers of autistic children and young people clinically and cost effective in reducing early and emerging behaviour that challenges in the short- and medium-term compared with treatment as usual?

    Source guidance details Comes from guidance Autism spectrum disorder in under 19s: support and management Number CG170

  13. Self-harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence (NG225)

    This guideline covers assessment, management and preventing recurrence for children, young people and adults who have self-harmed. It includes those with a mental health problem, neurodevelopmental disorder or learning disability and applies to all sectors that work with people who have self-harmed.