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Table 2 Physician response to the question of uncertain diagnoses

From: Diagnosis despite clinical ambiguity: physicians’ perspectives on the rise in Autism Spectrum disorder incidence

  Is there an increase in uncertain diagnosis?
Significant Increase Moderate Increase Sum
S + M
Low Increase No Increase No answer / Do not know Sum
Low+No+No answer
ND
N
(%)
Psy
N
(%)
ND
N
(%)
Psy
N
(%)
ND+ Psy
N (%)
ND
N
(%)
Psy
N
(%)
ND
N
(%)
Psy
N
(%)
ND
N
(%)
Psy
N
(%)
ND+ Psy
N (%)
ASD 36 (31.3) 21 (35) 38 (33) 22 (36.7) 117 (67.2) 21 (18.3) 6 (10) 13 (18.3) 4 (6.7) 7 (6.1) 6 (10) 57 (32.8)
CP 1 (0.9) 0 3 (2.6) 1 (1.7) 5 (2.9) 15 (13) 2 (3.3) 76 (66.1) 6 10) 20 (17.4) 50 (83.3) 169 (97.1)
Mental Illness 6 (5.2) 1 (1.7) 6 (5.2) 12 (20) 25 (14.4) 22 (19.1) 16 (26.7) 15 (13) 22 (36.7) 66 (57.4) 8 13.3) 149 (85.6)
ADHD 35 (30.4) 21 (35) 47 (40.9) 19 (31.7) 122 (70.1) 20 (17.4) 12 (20) 11 (9.6) 5 (8.3) 2 (1.7) 2 (3.3) 52 (29.9)
  1. ND Physicians expert in neurology and development, Psy Physicians expert in child psychiatry, Sum S + M sum of significant and moderate response, Sum Low+No+No answer sum of low, no increase and do not know / no answer, ASD autism spectrum disorder, CP cerebral palsy, Mental illness anxiety or depression or schizophrenia, ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder