Autism Awareness; Can Health Care Providers Recognize the Signs

Abeer Mohammed Alharbi

Assistant Professor at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Consultant Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abeer Mohammed Alharbi, Assistant Professor at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Consultant Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Riyadh Saudi Arabia.

Keywords: Autism; Awareness; Health Care Providers; Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Although the dramatic increase in autism prevalence over years’ worldwide, yet the health care provider’s (HCPs) knowledge about the disorder is insufficient to meet the complex needs of autistic individuals. The present study examined the awareness and knowledge of autism among (HCPs) in Saudi Arabia.
Objectives
To Assess the degree of autism awareness among health care provider’s and to assess (HCPs) capabilities to recognize the signs and associated symptoms of autism.

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