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Autism spectrum disorders

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION

Publication Date

April 2017

2 p

This fact sheet provides key facts and an overview about autism spectrum disorders. Associated epidemiology, causes, assessment and management, social and economic impacts are briefly covered. The human rights of people with ASD are discussed and the WHO Resolution on autism spectrum disorders (WHA67.8) is introduced.

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https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/autism-spectrum-di...

Keywords

Disability and social diversity; functional limitation: behavioural/ psychosocial; Human rights; rights; Rehabilitation; therapeutic (treatment); Inclusion; society and social change; Global picture; disability indicators and data; Health; systems: health workforce

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English; French; Arabic; Chinese; Russian; Spanish

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Content type

newsletter and factsheet; factsheet