Celia Tania, Freysteinson Wyona W, Frye Richard E
Pediatr Nurs. 2016 Sep-Oct;42(5):230-4.
Long thought to be purely psychological in origin, current research lends credenceto the idea that autism has a medical basis. Patients with autism can be among themost challenging patients that a healthcare provider may care for. Often the presentingsymptoms of autism make these patients difficult to examine and may alsomask underlying concurrent conditions. This article reviews some of the more commonconditions found concurrently in the autistic population.
长期以来一直认为自闭症纯粹源于心理因素，但目前的研究为自闭症具有医学基础这一观点提供了支持。自闭症患者可能是医疗服务提供者所护理的最具挑战性的患者群体之一。自闭症患者的现有症状往往使这些患者难以进行检查，也可能掩盖潜在的并发疾病。本文回顾了自闭症患者中同时发现的一些较为常见的疾病。
