ABC Radio National on over-diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome
"ROD WELFORD: It's a disgraceful state of affairs... There does appear to be an over-diagnosis of children with ASD or autism and there's just no rational explanation for it." Click for the ABC Radio National Transcript for show aired 12 November 2008 on misdiagnosis of children with autism.
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