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Autism in Jamaica
1Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Child Health, University of the West Indies, Jamaica.
The West Indian Medical Journal
|June 10, 1998
Abstract:
This paper reviews childhood autism, a serious psychopathological disorder, with emphasis placed on aetiology and management; and outlines briefly the care of the autistic population in a few well organized programmes existing in Jamaica. There is a need for increased awareness, local research and dissemination of information to appropriate personnel and organizations.