Dr. Vanessa Bal Discusses the Importance of Adequate Autism Diagnosis Practices for Adults with Health

"Many adults are misdiagnosed, as practitioners who are less familiar with autism in adults may assume that an absence of symptoms they look for in children means the adult does not have autism," Bal says.

Dr. Vanessa H. Bal, Karmazin and Lillard Chair in Adult Autism, RCAAS Co-Director of Research, and RCAAS-Psychological Services Clinic Director continues to contribute to the ongoing dialogue surrounding efforts for progressing the recognized importance of enhanced diagnosis of autism in adulthood. In sharing the current complexities of establishing a diagnosis of ASD in adults versus children, Dr. Bal advocates for the need for an increase in practitioners trained to recognize that “the manifestation of autism differs across different developmental levels and life stages.”

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