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

BMC Psychiatry

Table 3 Physician response to the question of the percent of uncertain diagnoses

	Percent of Uncertain Diagnosis
	Up to 10%	11–20%	21–30%	31–40%	41–50%	More than 50%	Sum Above 10%	No answer / Do not know
ASD	25.9	23.5	19.5	2.9	4	2.9	52.8	21.3
CP	37.4	5.7	2.3	0	0.6	0	8.6	54
Mental Illness	23.6	17.8	5.7	1.15	1.15	0	25.8	50.6
ADHD	18.4	31.6	19.5	8.6	3.5	5.2	68.4	13.2

ASD autism spectrum disorder, CP cerebral palsy, Mental illness anxiety or depression or schizophrenia, ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. All P values are for comparisons to the number of similar responses provided for the ASD group

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