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Personalized Lifespan Approach to Autism Assessment: A Clinical and System Framework for Developmentally Informed

Melanie Penner^1,2, Rebecca McNally Keehn³

¹Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Autism Research : Official Journal of the International Society for Autism Research

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Summary

A new personalized lifespan approach to autism assessment is proposed. This framework supports ongoing, evolving needs of autistic individuals by engaging community expertise for timely, relevant evaluations across their lives.

Keywords:

assessment autism diagnosis health services lifespan

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Area of Science:

Developmental Psychology
Public Health Systems
Clinical Diagnostics

Background:

Increasing autism prevalence strains specialist-driven diagnostic systems.
Community-based pediatric clinicians show promise in early autism diagnosis.
Existing models face challenges in meeting lifelong assessment needs.

Purpose of the Study:

Propose a personalized lifespan approach to autism assessment.
Establish a precision care and system organization framework.
Address ongoing and evolving needs of autistic individuals across their lifespan.

Main Methods:

Conceptual framework development.
Literature review on current autism assessment practices.
Analysis of system challenges in autism care.

Main Results:

A three-principle framework for lifespan autism assessment is outlined.
Emphasis on continuous, stage-relevant, and community-integrated assessment.
Potential to reduce system access barriers and improve care.

Conclusions:

A personalized lifespan assessment framework offers a precision care model.
Community-based expertise is crucial for timely and appropriate autism evaluations.
This approach enhances support for autistic individuals throughout their lives.