Lauren Franz|Nola Chambers|Megan von Isenburg|Petrus J. de Vries
Autism spectrum disorder in sub?saharan africa: A comprehensive scoping review
Duke University|University of Cape Town|Duke Medical Center|University of Cape Town
autism spectrum disorder asd recognized global public health concern yet almost everything know asd comes highincome countries performed scoping review research asd ever published subsaharan africa ssa order identify asd knowledge gaps part world fiftythree publications met inclusion criteria themes included phenotype genetics risk factors asd ssa screening diagnosis professional knowledge interventions asd parental perceptions socialcognitive neuroscience epidemiological early intervention schoolbased adult studies identified identified theme aimed summarize results make recommendations fill knowledge gaps quality study methodologies generally high studies used standardized diagnostic instruments intervention studies typically smallscale overall findings suggest substantial need largescale clinical training research programmes improve lives people live asd ssa however ssa also potential make unique globallysignificant contributions etiology treatments asd implementation interventional comparative genomic science autism res 2017 10 723749 2017 international society autism research wiley periodicals inc