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Genetic testing and autism: Tutorial for communication sciences and disorders

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Genetic testing and autism: Tutorial for communication sciences and disorders
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Journal of Communication Disorders, May 2018
DOI 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2018.05.003
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Laura S DeThorne, Stephanie Ceman

Abstract

This tutorial provides professionals in communication sciences and disorders with an overview of the molecular basis and parental perceptions of genetic testing as associated with autism. The introduction notes the prominence of genetic testing within present-day medical practices and highlights related limitations and concerns through the lens of disability critique. The body of the tutorial provides an overview of four different forms of genetic variation, highlighting the potential associations with autism and available genetic testing. In sum, most autism cases cannot be associated directly with specified forms of genetic variation but are attributed instead to multiple genetic and environmental influences working in concert. Finally, the discussion focuses on parental perceptions of the genetic testing associated with autism, both the potential benefits and harms, and emphasizes the need to integrate first-person perspectives from autistic individuals.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 59 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 9 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 12%
Student > Master 5 8%
Researcher 4 7%
Other 4 7%
Other 9 15%
Unknown 21 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 8 14%
Social Sciences 8 14%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 5%
Computer Science 3 5%
Other 11 19%
Unknown 23 39%